Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gold-filled, Gilt Metal, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 14k Gold
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
18k Gold
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Enamel, Gold-filled
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, 14k Gold
1880s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gold-filled, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, 14k Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
1870s English Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Sterling Silver
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Brown Diamond, Diamond, Gold
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Brass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
14k Gold
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
14k Gold
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Moonstone, Gold Plate
1860s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
18k Gold
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gold, 9k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver, Sterling Silver
1910s French Edwardian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
18k Gold
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Amethyst, Labradorite, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Silver
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1870s English Etruscan Revival Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
1880s English Etruscan Revival Antique Art Nouveau Lockets
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
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A Close Look at art-nouveau Jewelry
Art Nouveau — generally considered to have begun in the late 1800s and ended with the start of World War I — was a movement in the decorative arts that drew inspiration from natural forms, such as trees, flowers and, of course, the human figure. The three main themes present in Art Nouveau jewelry and watches were flora, fauna and women.
Art Nouveau, which reached its pinnacle in the year 1900, spawned from artists who rejected the historicism of their predecessors to create an entirely new visual vocabulary. As compared to Art Deco jewelry’s geometric patterns and sharp lines, the extravagant style of antique Art Nouveau jewelry is characterized by curvilinear forms and whiplash lines, vibrant materials and dramatic imagery.
The first art and design movement of the 20th century, Art Nouveau was also a reaction against the Industrial Revolution, and took its inspiration from the theories of the Symbolists, the art of the Pre-Raphaelites, the ideas of John Ruskin and his follower William Morris and, most importantly Japanese crafts. (The country was a fertile ground for inspiration after it was opened to the West in 1854.) The Art Nouveau style touched all manners of the arts, including the most exultant jewelry.
Nature was a favorite muse for artists going back to the 18th and 19th centuries, but in the hands of 20th-century artists, it was depicted in new ways. For example, a withering flower was considered just as beautiful as one in full bloom. Winged creatures, such as insects and birds, were also a popular subject. Dragonflies and butterflies were particular favorites because they morphed so dramatically in different life stages.
This was also a reference to women, whose role in society was evolving. It was not uncommon to see a piece of jewelry that would at once reference a woman as a winged creature (think René Lalique’s famous Dragonfly brooch, circa 1897–98, at the Gulbenkian Collection in Lisbon). However, just as women’s roles were ambiguous, so was their image, as the femmes nouvelle were simultaneously eroticized and romanticized.
In addition to Lalique, vital figures in Art Nouveau jewelry included Louis Comfort Tiffany in the United States, Vladimir Soloviev, who designed jewelry for Peter Carl Fabergé in Russia, Fuset Grau of Spain, Karl Rothmuller of Germany and Philippe Wolfers of Belgium.
Art Nouveau jewelers used every “canvas” imaginable, looking beyond brooches and necklaces to belt buckles, fans, tiaras, dog collars (a type of choker necklace), pocket watches, corsages and hair combs. Multicolored gems and enamel could complete this vision better than diamonds. Jewelers also favored pearls, particularly baroque pearls, for their large size and irregular shape. However, opal was the most popular stone — its iridescence harmonized perfectly with the enamel, and it could be carved into any shape. Art Nouveau jewelry was primarily set in yellow gold.
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