Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
14k Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Ruby, Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
18k Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
22k Gold
1910s British Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
9k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
22k Gold
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Moonstone, Silver
1920s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Malachite, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Chrysophrase, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Sapphire, Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
1890s European Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Yellow Gold, Platinum, 14k Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Opal, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Opal, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Opal, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s European Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Ruby, Diamond, Spinel, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
22k Gold
1920s English Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
14k Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Portuguese Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Nouveau Band Ring
Carnelian, 22k 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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