Plisson et Hartz Jewelry

A late Victorian pearl frog brooch, set with natural seed pearls and cushion-cut ruby eyes, mounted in 18ct yellow gold, with an 18ct stamp, English, circa ...

Stone Cameo Brooch Pendant Circa 1900

True to the era this Belle Epoque diamond cluster brooch-pendant is hand-crafted with a yellow gold undercarriage and sterling silver settings, featuring old cut diamonds. A central ...

Art Nouveau Aquamarine and pearl brooch set in silver and gold - featuring a bezel set emerald shape Aquamarine to the center (approx. 4.02...

This exceptional French brooch centers on a serene beauty with upswept hair perched above an old pear cut diamond. Symmetrically arranged openwork foliate flow around her, further embellished by a tiny clusters of grapes and a pair of handled urns. The reverse is beautifully detailed as well and contains a partial maker's mark on the pin stem and a French eagles head hallmark on the c-clasp. I believe this brooch was likely made by Maison Menu...

Art Nouveau 18K yellow gold portrait brooch - featuring a classical style portrait bust in relief with a peacock to one side - original steel pin ...

A timeless classic Edwardian design, this exquisite brooch showcases the era’s signature elegance and organic forms. Crafted in 18k yellow gold, the piece features a harmonious scrol...

Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Splendid antique brooch, it represents a chimera in openwork decoration surrounded by a vegetal pattern. Its eye is a small ruby ...

A Fabergé enamel and diamond brooch, circa 1900. A rare, hand crafted 14ct yellow gold and silver brooch by Karl Fabergé, comprised of a roy...

'The Bond of Love' The workmanship of this Twin Fairy brooch is of the highest quality in the manner of Lalique. Marks: Plisson & Hartz maker's mark & eagle's head Illustrated in our book: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery...

Modelled as two stylised flowerheads, each stamen set with old brilliant diamonds, within a green enamel leaves, diamonds approx. 0.75cts total, length 4.5cm

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. Detachable 18ct brooch...