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VCA Vintage Alhambra Long Necklace, 20 Motifs (carnelian)

Maker
Van Cleef & Arpels
Year
current
Rank
94 of 100

VCA Vintage Alhambra Long Necklace, 20 Motifs (carnelian)

VCA Vintage Alhambra Long Necklace, 20 Motifs (carnelian) by Van Cleef & Arpels (current) is ranked 94 in the FLOAT 100 for Jewelry. It carried a market asking price of $18,500 on 15 June 2026, which is not a sale. The carnelian 20-motif is one of the two most coveted hardstone long-necklace variants alongside malachite.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The carnelian 20-motif is one of the two most coveted hardstone long-necklace variants alongside malachite.

18k yellow gold, 20 carnelian single-stone motifs, 33-inch long necklace (carnelian variant)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$18,500
Kind
Market asking price, not a sale
Date
15 June 2026

Madison Avenue Couture authorized-resale ask $18,500 for a never-worn 18k YG carnelian 20-motif long necklace (33 in), with VCA box + authenticity card. (Malachite 20-motif is priced separately at rank 49.)

This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
Archive
2026-08-08