Art Nouveau Pendant Necklace or Brooch by Gautrait
By Gautrait
Located in London, GB
A yellow gold and platinum necklace composed of a horizontal openwork oval pendant with a central urn decorated in stripes of green plique-a-jour enamel and bordered with single rows...
Diamond
Unavailable
Léopold Albert Marin Gautrait Choker
By Leopold Gautrait
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Rare and exceptional piece from the late 1800s, the thistle design neck plate is of a slightly curved rectangular shape which can be worn with a satin or velvet ribbon of your choice...
French Art Nouveau Gautrait 18 Karat Enamel Diamond Pearl Necklace
By Leon Gariod and Lucien Gautrait
Located in Toronto, ON
French Art Nouveau Signed Lucien Gaillard for Gautrait 18K Enamel Diamond and Pearl Necklace, C.1900.The Necklace suspending a horizontal and open pear shape pendant with green ename...
1905 Lucien Gautrait Art Nouveau Champleve Enamel Gold Bracelet
By Gautrait
Located in New York, NY
A refined Art Nouveu bracelet by French Master Lucien Gautrait with blue "champleve" enamels and figurative as well as floral representations in 18kt yellow gold, highlighted with sm...
White Diamond, 18k Gold
LÉOPOLD ALBERT MARIN GAUTRAIT 'Helianthus' Art Nouveau Pendant
By Leopold Gautrait
Located in London, GB
The Belle Époque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, Munich 1991, pp. 283-291; Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic, Victor Arwas, 2002, p.345; Yvonne J.Markowitz & Elyse Zorn Karlin, Imperi...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Leopold Gautrait Sapphire, White Enamel and Gold Bracelet, 1900s
By Leopold Gautrait
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
The women centric garland design is very visible in this bracelet, and the popular link of Art Nouveau jewellery to the French women freedom movement is perceived.
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Art Nouveau Bracelet by Lucien Gautrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
Delicately crafted with the flowing curves and naturalist aesthetics that define the Art Nouveau, this bracelet possesses the best qualities of Gautrait's finest work.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Nouveau Diamond, Sapphire, & Enamel Bracelet, by L. Gautrait
Located in Firenze, IT
Designed as three sculpted gold openwork foliate plaques, each centering upon a marquise-cut diamond, within sapphire surround, with white enamel and blue guilloché enamel detail, jo...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Lucien Gautrait French Art Nouveau Pearl Sapphire Diamond Pendant
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau 18 karat gold pendant with pink sapphire, diamonds and pearl by Lucien Gautrait.
White Diamond, Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
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W 2.13 in L 2.75 in
Gautrait Art Nouveau Diamond Gold Silver Plique-à-Jour Peacock Pendant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau 18 karat gold, silver and plique a jour enamel peacock brooch pendant with diamonds by Lucien Gautrait.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Leopold Gautrait Art Nouveau Enamel and Gem-Set Ring, circa 1900
By Leopold Gautrait
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Rare Leopold Gautrait Art Nouveau Enamel and Gem-set Ring, ca. 1900 This exquisite Art Nouveau ring features the profile of a woman, wearing a peacock headdress, whose head feathers...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
Art Nouveau GAUTRAIT Plique Enamel Pendant with Sapphire
By Gautrait
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Collectible made by the master jeweler Gautrait 18kt. yellow gold plique a' jour enamel pendant in sky blue and white enamel. The center is bezel set with a natural faceted sapphire ...
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Art Nouveau Pendant by Gautrait
Located in Milano, IT
A yellow gold pendant decorated in white enamel with three natural pearls, old cut diamonds and a Heliodor (Golden Beryl). L Gautrait. Paris. 1900 c.a.
Diamond, 18k Gold
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
GIA-Certified Diamond & Mother of Pearl Pendant, Georgian
Located in Northampton, MA
Dating from around the 1830s, this magnificent Georgian pendant features a silver-over-gold "bow" set with 13 beautiful old rose-cut diamonds that total at least 1 carat. From this s...
Diamond, Pearl, Silver
Van Cleef & Arpels Sapphire, Green Emerald And Diamond Pendant Necklace
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in New York, NY
Van Cleef & Arpels 18K Yellow Gold Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, and Mother-of-Pearl Necklace is a rare and exquisite vintage masterpiece. This exceptional necklace features a beautifu...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Fine Art Nouveau Enamel and Pearl Flower Pendant
Located in London, GB
A fine Art Nouveau enamel and pearl flower pendant, the shaded blue, white and yellow enamelled flower head with brilliant-cut diamond centre, to each side a fan of leaves enamelled ...
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Rare Art Nouveau Burmese Spinel Diamond Antique Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare pendant was made in Saint Petersburg between 1904 and 1908 by Carl Blank, jeweler of the Russian Imperial Court and Tsar Nicholas II. The pendant is finely crafted in matt...
Diamond, White Diamond, Spinel, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Art Nouveau Antique Russian Demantoid Gold Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in Moscow between 1908 and 1917. This large and elaborate antique pendant is crafted in rose and green 14K gold. The design of the openwork pendant combines floral and geometri...
Garnet
$2,500
H 1 in W 1.5 in L 16.5 in
Art Nouveau Siberian Amethyst Pearl Necklace Clover Flower Antique 14 Karat Gold
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A STUNNING ANTIQUE VICTORIAN - ART NOUVEAU - BELLE EPOQUE NECKLACE WITH THE MOST GORGEOUS NATURAL PEAR SHAPE, OVAL AND ROUND FACETED SIBERIAN AMETHYST GEMS. THE AMETHYSTS AR...
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French Gold Micromosaic Brooch, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: Late 19th century. Provenance: France. Dimensions: 4.8 x 4 cm. Weight: 23.9 g. A French oval medallion set with a micromosaic that represents a basket of various flowers w...
Gold
$5,850
H 2 in W 2.25 in L 20 in
Antique Egyptian Revival Necklace Sapphire Turquoise Enamel Gold Pharoah Goddess
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare antique museum quality Egyptian Revival Necklace in Gold with Sapphires, Turquoise and Pearls with magnificent enamel work depicting images of the Pharoah or Godd...
Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, Enamel, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Masriera 18 KT YG Winged Nymph Brooch with Dia 1.94CT, Enamel and Pearls
By Masriera
Located in New York, NY
From the house of the prolific Art Nouveau designer, Luis Masriera, comes a long tradition of prestige, creativity and unparalleled craftsmanship. These stylistically distinctive wor...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Russian Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique imperial russian era 14k gold locket pendant in open work style decorted with demantoid ruby and diamonds total locket lenght 5cm total gold weight 9 grams
Faberge Blue Enamel Gold Vanity Case
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
A Fabergé two-colour gold and blue enamel vanity case by Workmaster A.Holmstrom, the rectangular case of three sections, the main powder compartment comprising two decorative section...
Diamond, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Art Nouveau Peridot and Pearl Rose Gold Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique Art Nouveau gold peridot and pearl pendant. This delicate Art Nouveau pendant is made of 14 karat rose gold and set with two fabulous lime green faceted fancy cut peridot ...
Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
An Art Nouveau Diamond Scroll Brooch
Located in London, GB
An Art Nouveau diamond scroll brooch, the brooch comprising three old brilliant-cut diamonds, within a flowing openwork diamond-set scroll surround, with old brilliant-cut diamond dr...
Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold
Old Mine 6.82 Ct Colombian Emerald Diamond Pearl Antique Necklace c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
circa 1850 This antique 18K gold necklace features two old mine cabochon cut Colombian emeralds accented by pearls and chunky old cut diamonds of various shapes and sizes. The emeral...
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
$51,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.05 in W 5.03 in Dm 15.5 in
KHLEBNIKOV Necklace In 14Kt Gold Silver With 118.91 Ctw Aquamarines & Diamonds
By Ivan Khlebnikov
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional necklace designed by Ivan Khlebnikov. This fabulous necklace was crafted and retailed by the firm of Ivan Khlebnikov, back between 1890 and 1900. The necklace has bee...
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 14k Gold
Lalique Citrine and Enamel Brooch
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
A quintessential example of Art Nouveau jewelry design, this stunning citrine and enamel brooch is the work of the legendary artisan René Lalique. Elegantly curved panels of black en...
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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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Aside from his iconic commercial prints, the Czech artist endeavored to make works that spoke to the soul.
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, enamel jewelry encompasses a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
The first art and design movement of the 20th century was all about celebrating beauty of women and nature.