Gautrait Jewelry

Art Nouveau Enamel Violet Brooch from the turn of the 20th Century. Lovely, realistically rendered handmade brooch with vibrant green and pearl wh...

Large Taxco Sterling silver Mexican Hallmarked. This is Both a Pendant and Pin. Measuring 2.5 inches top to bottom x 1.75 inches wide. This is out of a massive collection of Contempo...

Indulge in an absolutely stunning antique Art Nouveau - Belle Epoque Coral Cameo Brooch Bar Pin with Enamel Flower and Leaf Design in 14 Karat Gold in a monumental four inch length. ...

Brooch and pendant trilobe' in openwork platinum, set with rose-cut diamonds and a larger old-cut diamond in the centre, holding a motif and natural pearl in pendants. Size : 2,8cm...

Brooch-Pendant by Panetta. Natural mineral surrounded by crystal accented gold coral formations.
Great on a necklet.
Excellent condition.

Stunning Art Nouveau Brooch/ Pendant. Double duty, wear as a Pin or as a pendant with great Floral Motif on this piece. Measuring 1.50 x 1.44. This is out of a massive collection of ...

This lovely brooch/pendant is from the Art Nouveau era and is very interesting. The brooch is 1 3/4" wide and 2 7/8" long the depth is 7.90 mm and weighs 15.87 grams. The top of thi...

18ct gold & silver set Art Nouveau Diamond Opal Pendant/Brooch dated circa 1900 Five round opals with an articulated pear shaped opal drop, very well matched with lively play of colours and iridescence in reds, greens, blues and gold. Set in 18 carat yellow gold claw collets Two main transitional cut (old mine) diamonds 0.70ct. Mix of old mine and rose cut diamonds in an 18 carat yellow gold with “silver Set” channel setting , approx 1 ct total. G/H/I, VS2-SI2. Total diamond weight: approx 1.7carats Setting diamonds in gold with a thin layer of silver, “silver set”, was a technique used in the Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau period as white coloured gold and platinum were not yet available. A very thin layer of silver was applied to the gold, on which the diamonds were set, to show them off to their best advantage (as the yellow would reflect and distort the white colour of the diamonds). The Art Nouveau period was a short lived but worldwide movement which reached its peak at the end of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th Century. It had its roots in the Pre Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain in the 1860’s. Artists, such as William Morris, took their inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature and rejected the mass industrialisation and mechanisation of the Victorian age. Art Nouveau continued with this theme and has a distinctive appearance with soft, curved shapes and lines and often depicted natural designs such as flowers, birds and the female form. Before the Art Nouveau period, the emphasis had been to design pieces with an emphasis on gem stones, diamonds, rubies emeralds etc. However, during the Art Nouveau period, jewellers adopted the idea of using other semi–precious stones “from nature” such as agate, garnet opal, moonstone, aquamarine and experimented with a wide variety of new techniques e.g. enamelling. The “New Art” style became a worldwide movement encompassing all disciplines of the arts, and world class artists as far afield as Gaudi with his “modernisme” architecture in Spain, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York with objects, Galle Glass in France and the Liberty & Co Archibald Knox designs in Britain, Jugendstil in Northern Europe and Faberge in Russia. The movement flared brightly but briefly and by 1910 it was already going out of style to be replaced by Art Deco. In fitted period box. Detachable 18ct brooch...

Art Nouveau sterling high relief brooch of a maiden with head wrap. Whiplash ribbons of silver form the frame capped in tiny lily of the valley buds. Highly unusual subject matter. M...

Georgian Aquamarine and Lapis Cannetille Pendant-Brooch of beautiful quality and condition. Extraordinary detailed gold work forms the surrounds fo...

Golden Art Nouveau Brooch of most elegant appearance, looking like stylized flower's blossoms attached to framework having three-cornered & reticulated form type. Covered with var...

Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, was said to bridge earth and heaven, and the flowers that now bear her name, were planted on graves to help her guide the souls to heaven. Th...