Art Deco Black Enamel Box
20th Century Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Diamond, Jade, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Metal, Enamel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Silver Plate
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Metal, Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1910s Czech Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Crystal
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Crystal
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Boxes and Cases
18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver, Gold, Enamel, Silver
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Agate, Gold
Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Jewelry Boxes
Hardwood
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Crystal, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vanity Items
14k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Silver Plate
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Barware
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Steel, Enamel
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Steel
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Desk Sets
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Agate, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Cufflinks
Enamel
Vintage 1920s North American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1920s North American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Bottles
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco More Necklaces
Silver Plate, Base Metal, Enamel
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Brass, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Enamel
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A Close Look at art-deco Jewelry
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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