Trifari Fruit Salad Clip, Alfred Phillipe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Fruit Salad Clip from the 1930's by Alfred Phillipe. Art Deco glass fruits in pave
Rhodium
Art Deco Trifari Fruit Salad Brooch, Alfred Phillipe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Art Deco Trifari Fruit Salad Brooch, Alfred Phillipe from the 1930's. Iconic design by
Rhodium
Trifari Alfred Phillipe Blue Opal Fruit Salad Parure
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Alfred Phillipe Floral leaf parure of blue opal molded glass "fruit". Consisting of a
Gilt Metal
Rare Trifari Art Deco Fruit Salad Bracelet, Alfred Phillipe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Rare Trifari Art Deco Fruit Salad Bracelet from the 1930's by Alfred Phillipe. Molded glass "fruit
Rhodium
Rare Trifari Art Deco Fruit Salad Suite, KTF Alfred Phillipe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Rare Trifari Art Deco Fruit Salad Suite, KTF by Alfred Phillipe circa 1930's. A matching set with
Gilt Metal
Important Trifari Alfred Phillippe Fruit Salad Bird Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Phillipe of Trifari. 1941. Excellent condition. 3.5" x 4" large scale. Excellent Condition
Rhodium, Base Metal
Trifari Fleur de Paris Cut Fruit Salad Earrings, Alfred Philippe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Fleur de Paris Cut Fruit Salad Earrings of faceted faux emerald flowers within a pave and
Gilt Metal
Early Trifari Fruit Salad Comb
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Early Trifari Art Deco Fruit Salad Comb from the 1930's by Alfred Phillipe. Designed with pastel
Rhodium
Trifari Fruit Salad Chinoiserie Potted Tree Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Trifari, by Alfred Phillipe Chinoiserie potted tree clip brooch of pastel faux coral, jade and
Gilt Metal
VERY RARE Trifari Moonstone Fruit Salad Pink Borealis Mother of Pearl Bracelet
By Trifari
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Jewelry companies, this VERY RARE Trifari Moonstone Fruit Salad Pink Borealis Mother of Pearl Bracelet is
Elegant Trifari Pave and Sapphire Crystal Necklace
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Trifari 'Alfred Philippe' Pave and Faux Sapphire Wave collar from the 1950's. Articulated links of pave crystals set with sapphire oval pastes. Adjustable 14-15.75". 1 cm wid...
Rhodium
Rare Trifari Art Deco Birds on Branch, Alfred Phillipe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Super Rare Trifari Art Deco Birds on Branch by Alfred Phillipe circa 1930's. Beautiful design of 2 Art Deco birds perched on a branch with tiny pave flower buds. Large teardrop aquam...
Gilt Metal
Elegant French Art Deco Sequin Gown
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and timeless French Sequin Art Deco Gown sewn on cotton tulle. Nude iridescent gelatin sequins cover the entire gown completely. There are sequined Art Deco diamond motifs ab...
Exceptional Art Deco Mazer Pendant Brooch
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Art Deco Mazer Pendant Brooch from the 1930's. High Art Deco design with step faceted faux aquamarines and sapphires set within an intricate pave and baguette dangle sett...
Rhodium
Elegant Art Deco Beaded Chiffon Tunic Dress
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Art Deco Tunic Dress of black silk chiffon with diamond and radiating patterns of iridescent purple beads throughout. Sheer dress slips over the head with sides open to hip w...
Rare Marcel Boucher Enamel Radish Brooch
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Super rare Marcel Boucher 1941 radish bunch brooch of metallic and pearlized cold enamel with crystal rhinestone pave set in rhodium plate. Especially rare with original enamel. Ex...
Rhodium, Enamel
Coppola e Toppo Ruby Crystal Beaded Clutch
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
Rare Coppola e Toppo Ruby Crystal Beaded Clutch from the 1950's. Highly unusual, completely hand made and beaded with ruby plastic beads on body and glass one on clasp. Unsigned. It...
Unusual Surrealist Maison Gripoix Lady Bug Earrings
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Surrealist Maison Gripoix Lady Bug Earrings from the 1980's likely for Dominique Aurientis. These are unsigned but we have handled lady bug motifs of hers before. Beautifull...
Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
F/W 1998 Dolce & Gabbana Sheer Black Mesh Hand Painted Rose Bustier Gown
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a stunning black mesh Dolce & Gabbana gown. From the Fall/Winter 1998 collection, this two-piece gown consists of an interior skirt and exterior mesh dress. Constructed en...
$478Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 3.55 in W 2.76 in
Very rare art deco belt buckle 1930s/40s France, fully set with rhinestones
Located in Stuttgart, DE
About Art deco paste belt buckle fully set with small clear rhinestones and green and blue baguette rhinestones. Measurement; Wide: 2,76 inches (7 cm) Hight: 3.54 inches (9 cm) ...
Crystal, Other
Trifari Jewels of India Moghul Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Rare Trifari Jewels of India Brooch from the Moghul series. Elaborate pave crystal stone work set in both gilt and rhodium metal with cabochon stones in jewel tones. 1960's USA. 2" ...
Rhodium, Gilt Metal
Edwardian Irish Crochet and China Silk Gown
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Irish Crochet and China Silk Gown originally designed for sleep wear, now perfect as a summer dress. Yoke is hand crochet with florets attached to a billowing gown of light...
Chinese Coral and Kingfisher Feather Deco Drop Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Striking Chinese Coral and Kingfisher Feather Deco Drop Earrings circa 1920's. An aquamarine crystal screw back earring has a drop of woven coral beads. The drop is capped with butte...
Coral, Vermeil, Silver, Brass, Gilt Metal
Stunning Yves Saint Laurent by Alber Elbaz Bugle Beaded Sheath, F/W 2000
By Alber Elbaz for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Yves Saint Laurent by Alber Elbaz Fully Bugle Beaded Sheath from the 2000's. Simple yet elegant cut as a hand embroidered liquid pour of east-west silvered bugle beads. Stro...
Christian Dior Haute Couture by Gianfranco Ferre
By Christian Dior Haute Couture, Gianfranco Ferré for Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Christian Dior Haute Couture by Gianfranco Ferre of ivory mohair wool with Mongolian Lamb Sleeves. Cropped fitted shape. Handmade rhinestone dome buttons by Maison Goossens. Dior HC ...
Martin Margiela Lighting Skyline Dress
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in New York, NY
Martin Margiela Lighting Skyline Dress in black rayon/cotton with printed lightening erupting over an urban skyline. Simple T shirt lines, from the MM6 line. 1990's France. Size 48...
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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