Art Nouveau Gold and Pearl pendant, circa 1900

Beautiful cultured pearl and diamond pendant enhanced with scrolls on the top and bottom mounted in 14k white gold. The front is set with a lustrous pearl measuring approximately 6.4...

From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, a rare Russian 14k gold pendant designed as a horseshoe for good luck, of two-toned gold, the body matte yellow gold, the details polished rose gold, with openwork sides typical of the time. With Russian stamps...

This rare Russian 14k yellow gold locket from St. Petersburg, circa 1900 was created during the Romanov era of Tsar Nicholas II. The front of the oval yellow gold locket applied with...

From the Romanov era, this rare Russian miniature egg of unusual tree-color design is inlaid with white agate, red purpurine and opaque green gla...

The Romanov double-headed eagle with outspread wings, its claws clutching orb and sceptre, surmounted by an imperial crown and centered by a bright antique-cut diamond, the reverse in smooth polished gold. Chain not included. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) long, including suspension ring; 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) wide. by Marie Betteley, 2007. This Romanov eagle...

Reminiscent of Vienna’s Riesenrad in The Third Man (1949) this two color gold Ferris wheel miniature, from the 1950s, revolves by way of a crank, its chairs swinging as it turns arou...

Charming Art Nouveau Diamond Pearl and Yellow Gold Pendant Necklace featuring one rose cut diamond small pear shaped prong set drop measuring 5.5mm L X 2.9mm W at widest - along with...

An exquisite, rare and fine Art Nouveau pendant in 18 carat gold, Circa 1900. 18 carat gold set with translucent varicoloured Guilloché enamel with a natural salt water pearl drop. ...

An exquisite, rare and fine Art Nouveau pendant in 18 carat gold, Circa 1900. 18 carat gold set with translucent varicoloured Guilloché enamel with a natural salt water pearl drop. ...

14 Karat Yellow Gold Art Nouveau Pendant Necklace Featuring Seed Pearls and 4 Round Amethysts. 18 Inch Chain With 1.5 Inch Pendant. Finish...

THIS IS AN ART NOUVEAU - BELLE EPOQUE PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A FLOWER WITH A GORGEOUS NATURAL MINED RUBY IN THE CENTER. THE LAVALIERE IS SO STUNNING WITH THE MOST WONDERFUL THREE D...

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...