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Monkeys in full acrobatic swing, parrots in full flight, zebras and koalas … “The idea to create these sixty pairs of animals from Noah’s Ark came from a painting by Jan Brueghel,” explains Nicolas Bos, president of Van Cleef & Arpels. An extremely rare occasion for the general public to discover this collection with scenography by Bob Wilson held at Hôtel d’Évreux (Paris 1). Until September 26th, 2016.

Monkeys in full acrobatic swing, parrots in full flight, zebras and koalas … “The idea to create these sixty pairs of animals from Noah’s Ark came from a painting by Jan Brueghel,” explains Nicolas Bos, president of Van Cleef & Arpels. An extremely rare occasion for the general public to discover this collection with scenography by Bob Wilson held at Hôtel d’Évreux (Paris 1). Until September 26th, 2016.

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