Art Deco Desk Accessories
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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20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Lapis Lazuli, Gold Plate
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Onyx, Stainless Steel
1930s Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s North American Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Asian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
2010s Greek Art Deco Desk Accessories
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Amazonite, Jade, Onyx, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1920s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1920s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Enamel
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1920s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1910s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Coral, Agate, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Agate, Onyx, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Bronze
1950s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Gold, 14k Gold
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1940s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Onyx, Stainless Steel
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Silver
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
2010s Colombian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Emerald
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Turquoise
1920s Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
1990s Indian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Jade
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Accessories
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Art Deco Desk Accessories
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Gold
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Amethyst, Fluorite, Sterling Silver
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desk Accessories
Onyx, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold