Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra Malachite Pendant 18K Yellow Gold

The green one everyone wants. This is the Vintage Alhambra single-motif pendant — Van Cleef & Arpels' four-leaf clover in deep, banded malachite, framed by the house's signature beaded gold border and set in 18K yellow gold. Malachite is the hardest of the Alhambra hardstones to source, which is exactly why this is the version that disappears fastest. Look close at the stone. No two malachite motifs are alike — the green runs in soft concentric stripes unique to this single clover, cut and matched by hand. The beaded edge catches light around it, the gold chain keeps everything light and wearable, and the clover sits flat against the collarbone at an everyday length. It layers with other chains or stands completely on its own. The kind of piece that reads quiet across a room and unmistakable up close. Complete with and papers.