Van Cleef & Arpels rare 18ct gold and lapis lazuli 'Vintage Alhambra' longchain necklace, designed as a line of twenty geometric motifs bordered by a beaded edge inset with a lapis lazuli plaque between diamond-cut trace chain connectors, completed by a bolt ring clasp, length 800 mm, indistinctly numbered 4xxxxxx6, French hallmarks, signed Vca for van Cleef & Arpels. Notes: Debuted in 1968, the Alhambra collection is inspired by the sweeping archways of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain which features the traditional Moorish quatrefoil motif in a pattern of four overlapping circles.