Citrine gemstones adorn the button lock and the thumb stud, pairing beautifully with the chestnut wood scale, the gold accents of the bolster and the elegant black blade.
Boston collector Fred Sharf collects 1950s "high style" pieces designed by Van Cleef, but he's lately started buying "retro" pieces that were made with "ordinary stones" like citrine during the Depression and World War II.