Fifty years ago, Van Cleef & Arpels introduced the Alhambra, a four-leaf clover lucky charm motif suggestive of Moorish tile work that soon became emblematic of the fabled jewelry house. The piece ...

Jacques Arpels’ belief in lucky talismans was the inspiration for the iconic Alhambra design, a four-leaf clover set with malachite, onyx, and other stones, that he created 50 years ago for his family ...