Antique Art Nouveau Opal and Ruby Yellow Gold Brooch, Circa 1910

A fine antique 0.62 carat opal and 0.06 carat diamond, 15 karat yellow gold, platinum set bar brooch; part of the antique jewellery / estate jewelry collections This antique opal br...

An impressive pearl and 0.55 carat ruby, 0.30 carat diamond and 12 karat yellow gold brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive Art Deco ruby brooch...

An impressive antique Art Nouveau 1.01 carat peridot and seed pearl, 18 karat yellow gold pendant / brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry collections. This fine and impressive antique oval cut peridot pendant has been crafted in 18k yellow gold. The symmetrical, Art Nouveau sinuous design is ornamented with a feature oval cut peridot millegrain decorated bezel set to the center of the frame. A second bezel set pear cut peridot drop suspends from the lower border of the design. The pendant is embellished with a total of forty-five pavé set seed pearls. The pendant suspends from a contemporary 18k yellow gold spiga chain via a flared ring loop to the upper border of the design, accented with a further three graduated pavé set seed pearls. The antique Art Nouveau pendant may also be worn as a brooch via a hinged pin and clasp to the reverse of the frame. The pendant is hallmarked to the reverse with the mark for 18k gold (18ct). This antique gemstone pendant brooch is supplied with an independent diamond grading report card. Images do not always reflect the true color and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual color and showcases each stone. Condition This impressive antique pendant is fine quality set with seed pearls and peridot. The pendant is a very good gauge of gold and is in excellent condition with a clear hallmark to the reverse. Peridot Quality Cut Oval/Pear Content 1.01 carats Dimensions Length of Drop 4.5cm/1.77" Width of pendant 3cm/1.18" Chain Length 40.64cm/16" Pearl Diameter 1mm-2.5cmm Weight 8.32 grams (including chain) Date: Circa 1910 Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this fine example of an antique peridot pendant...

A fine opal and 0.22 carat diamond, platinum set, 15 karat yellow gold brooch; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. The elongated shaped pierced decorated frame of this fine antique opal brooch...

A fine and impressive antique 0.12 carat diamond, pearl, peridot, ruby and 9 karat yellow gold, platinum set brooch; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This...

A fine and impressive 0.62 carat diamond and 15 karat yellow gold bar brooch with platinum setting; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry...

An exceptional piece - Art nouveau Opal Brooch from original catalogue of french jeweller Edouard Aimé Arnould, circa 1910 brooch measurement...

This Australian made 15k yellow gold antique double square bar brooch with a central twisted gold piece. Adorned with scroll & granulation work, fitted with a steel pin. Featuring a ...

18ct gold & silver set Art Nouveau Diamond Opal Pendant/Brooch dated circa 1900 Five round opals with an articulated pear shaped opal drop, very well matched with lively play of colours and iridescence in reds, greens, blues and gold. Set in 18 carat yellow gold claw collets Two main transitional cut (old mine) diamonds 0.70ct. Mix of old mine and rose cut diamonds in an 18 carat yellow gold with “silver Set” channel setting , approx 1 ct total. G/H/I, VS2-SI2. Total diamond weight: approx 1.7carats Setting diamonds in gold with a thin layer of silver, “silver set”, was a technique used in the Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau period as white coloured gold and platinum were not yet available. A very thin layer of silver was applied to the gold, on which the diamonds were set, to show them off to their best advantage (as the yellow would reflect and distort the white colour of the diamonds). The Art Nouveau period was a short lived but worldwide movement which reached its peak at the end of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th Century. It had its roots in the Pre Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain in the 1860’s. Artists, such as William Morris, took their inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature and rejected the mass industrialisation and mechanisation of the Victorian age. Art Nouveau continued with this theme and has a distinctive appearance with soft, curved shapes and lines and often depicted natural designs such as flowers, birds and the female form. Before the Art Nouveau period, the emphasis had been to design pieces with an emphasis on gem stones, diamonds, rubies emeralds etc. However, during the Art Nouveau period, jewellers adopted the idea of using other semi–precious stones “from nature” such as agate, garnet opal, moonstone, aquamarine and experimented with a wide variety of new techniques e.g. enamelling. The “New Art” style became a worldwide movement encompassing all disciplines of the arts, and world class artists as far afield as Gaudi with his “modernisme” architecture in Spain, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York with objects, Galle Glass in France and the Liberty & Co Archibald Knox designs in Britain, Jugendstil in Northern Europe and Faberge in Russia. The movement flared brightly but briefly and by 1910 it was already going out of style to be replaced by Art Deco. In fitted period box. Detachable 18ct brooch...

18ct gold & silver set Art Nouveau Diamond Opal Pendant/Brooch dated circa 1900 Five round opals with an articulated pear shaped opal drop, very well matched with lively play of colours and iridescence in reds, greens, blues and gold. Set in 18 carat yellow gold claw collets Two main transitional cut (old mine) diamonds 0.70ct. Mix of old mine and rose cut diamonds in an 18 carat yellow gold with “silver Set” channel setting , approx 1 ct total. G/H/I, VS2-SI2. Total diamond weight: approx 1.7carats Setting diamonds in gold with a thin layer of silver, “silver set”, was a technique used in the Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau period as white coloured gold and platinum were not yet available. A very thin layer of silver was applied to the gold, on which the diamonds were set, to show them off to their best advantage (as the yellow would reflect and distort the white colour of the diamonds). The Art Nouveau period was a short lived but worldwide movement which reached its peak at the end of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th Century. It had its roots in the Pre Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain in the 1860’s. Artists, such as William Morris, took their inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature and rejected the mass industrialisation and mechanisation of the Victorian age. Art Nouveau continued with this theme and has a distinctive appearance with soft, curved shapes and lines and often depicted natural designs such as flowers, birds and the female form. Before the Art Nouveau period, the emphasis had been to design pieces with an emphasis on gem stones, diamonds, rubies emeralds etc. However, during the Art Nouveau period, jewellers adopted the idea of using other semi–precious stones “from nature” such as agate, garnet opal, moonstone, aquamarine and experimented with a wide variety of new techniques e.g. enamelling. The “New Art” style became a worldwide movement encompassing all disciplines of the arts, and world class artists as far afield as Gaudi with his “modernisme” architecture in Spain, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York with objects, Galle Glass in France and the Liberty & Co Archibald Knox designs in Britain, Jugendstil in Northern Europe and Faberge in Russia. The movement flared brightly but briefly and by 1910 it was already going out of style to be replaced by Art Deco. Detachable 18ct brooch...

An antique opal, ruby and diamond butterfly brooch, with opals set in the wings and abdomen, a faceted ruby set in the thorax, cabochon rubies set in the eyes and rose-cut diamonds s...

A beautiful, fine antique Art Nouveau era floral bar brooch. This amazingly pretty piece is extremely well made and designed, it is a bar style brooc...