La Fleur Jewels On Sale
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Modern Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
2010s American Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Platinum
20th Century French Fashion Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Contemporary Stud Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 22k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Retro Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s European Victorian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
White Diamond, Platinum
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
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A Close Look at Modern Jewelry
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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