Vintage Charles Murat & Saint-Louis Millefiori Paperweight Cufflinks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage pair of French art glass cufflinks. By Charles Murat in collaboration with Saint-Louis.
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Charles Murat
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Fabulous French Sterling Silver Dessert Flatware 12 pc w/box Musical Instruments
Located in Triaize, Pays de Loire
Head of Minerve 1 st titre for 950/1000 French Sterling Silver guarantee Prestigious silversmith : Charles Murat 62 rue des Archives - Paris was acitve june 3, 1897 Measures...
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Canaux Masterpiece French Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter Spoon, Cherub
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Canaux Masterpiece French Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter Spoon, Cherub
By Paul Canaux and Company 1
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
Prestigious silversmith: Paul Canaux & Cie 30 boulevard Malesherbes - Paris, He was active from April 12, 1892 to July 20, 1911. Successors: Charles Murat, Henri Soufflot, Olier ...
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Art Nouveau Charles Murat Vesta Case
Located in Portland, England
The vesta is of the highest quality and made by the master silversmith Charles Murat. The case is hallmarked and bears the maker's mark of Charles Murat and two boars' heads- small g...
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French Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case By Charles Murat
Located in Portland, England
This beautiful and finely crafted French Art Nouveau silver cigarette case is made circa 1890 by Charles Murat. The piece is embossed with with sprigs of mistletoe on both sides with...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases
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Antique Mistletoe Art Nouveau French Silver Vesta Case By Charles Murat
Located in Portland, England
The vesta is of the highest quality and made by very well known French silversmith Charles Murat. The case is hallmarked 'DEPOSE' and bears the maker's mark of Charles Murat and two ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases
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Art Nouveau Attributed To Charles Murat Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Portland, England
The design is characteristic of the Parisian silversmith Charles Murat, renowned for his Art Nouveau bijoux and silver accessories produced around 1900.
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Very Rare and Unusually Shaped Coquetier by Charles Murat
By Maison Murat
Located in Bochum, NRW
Charles Murat for Maison Murat, Paris Silver egg-cup standing on bird legs.
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Art Nouveau Jugendstil German Solid Silver Vesta Case
Located in Portland, England
The design of this particular vesta reminds us of the work of Charles Murat, a famous and world-renowned French silversmith who created his works in the Art Nouveau period.
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Antique French Maison Murat 950 Silver Mistletoe Salt Cellars with Glass Liners
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Antique French Maison Murat 950 Silver Mistletoe Salt Cellars with Glass Liners
By Maison Murat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The pieces measure 1.5 in. height x 2.5 in. length x 1.88 in. wide. Charles Bertrand Murat founded Bijoux Murat in Paris, circa 1850.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Serving Pieces
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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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