Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
ART DECO STYLE
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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Style: Art Deco
Boucheron Paris 1940s Art Deco Sterling Gold Ruby Necklace Compact
By Boucheron
Located in University City, MO
Boucheron Paris 1940s Art Deco sterling, gold & ruby jeweled compact - necklace
The exquisite Boucheron compact is designed with a beautiful gold pie...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Ruby, Gold, Sterling Silver
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
ST Dupont Lighter Laque de Chine Blue Gold Original France Paris
By Cartier
Located in Bilbao, ES
ST Dupont Lighter Laque de Chine Blue Gold Original France Paris with box
Dimensions
Height: 6cm / 2,36 inches
Width: 3,5cm / 1,37 inches
Depth: . 1 cm / 0...
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1980s American Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold Plate
$643 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Diamond Sapphire Reticulated 14K White Gold Lorgnette Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Large Art Deco period lorgnette with a long, elegant reticulated 14K white gold handle accented by two diamonds and three sapphires set in a stylized geometrical and scrolled design ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Large Art Deco La Pierre Babylonian Mixed Metals Sterling Silver & Copper Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Art Deco mixed metals vase.
From the La Pierre Manufacturing Company's 'Babylonian' line.
In sterling silver and copper.
Consisting of a copper body with a wide sterling silver neck and rim and a sterling silver ferrule.
With a lovely burnt red-orange patina to the copper.
Founded in 1885 in New York City by Frank H. LaPierre, the LaPierre Manufacturing Company were makers of high quality sterling silver wares...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper, Mixed Metal
Art Deco Diamond and Emerald Snuff Box, 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Mother of Pearl
Located in NEWARK, GB
A stunning vintage, Art Deco snuff box.
Beautifully crafted from pretty panels of lustrous Mother of Pearl in an oval shape, it has an 18 karat yellow gold rim, marked and tested.
The top is set with a gorgeous silver cobweb design setting which houses over 1.2ct of rose cut and round cut diamonds and a fine rich deep green octagonal cut emerald.
The edge of the box has a small lip...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
Gold Case with Diamonds, Edouard Husson, Early 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large and large rectangular shaped gold case. The case is decorated with a fine decor of case is embellished with intricate geometric patterns of parallel stripes alternating with ba...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Gold
Cartier Paris Art Deco Jade Diamond Lady's Vanity Case
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
Octagonal powder compact in sculpted jadeite finished in yellow gold, platinum and half-rosette diamonds with a 13cm chain in platinum, natural pearls and half-rosette diamonds, mirror inside, gross approx. G 114.40, length about 6.30.
Signed Cartier Paris n 1170, French goldsmith...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Jade, Natural Pearl, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$40,849 Sale Price
30% Off
Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Miniaudiere
Located in New York, NY
Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Miniaudiere Makeup Box
A silver makeup box with a rose gold and pave diamond adornment and clasp. The inside of the box consists...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Sterling Art Deco Enameled Hat Pins
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco pair of sterling and enamel hat pins. Of opal white engine turned enamel with incised flower head motifs. Hallmarked, sterling silver.
Excellen...
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1920s Unknown Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Steel
Art Deco Brooch Vintage Pin Onyx & Diamond brooch pin 18KT white gold Old Europe
Located in Jupiter, FL
Rare Art Deco brooch pin made with a large onyx and a single diamond in the center, the diamond is Old European cut. The brooch year is unknown.
CENTER STONE: NATURAL DIAMOND
CARAT:...
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Late 17th Century Antique Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Silver Cigarette Box Birmingham 1911
Located in Toronto, ON
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911, Joseph Gloster Ltd. Slightly concave rectangular shape case; front, reverse and outside border with eng...
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1910s British Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
Cartier Platinum Yellow Gold Diamond Black Enamel Pendant Watch Necklace
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
This unique and wonderful Cartier Paris Pendant-Watch necklace was manufactured ca. 1920 with the dial movement and case signed Cartier. The original guilloche dial has enamel roman numerals and fine enamel minute bars on the perimeter. The watch crystal is held within a fine gold ring...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Cartier Art Deco Platinum Carved Sapphire Emerald Diamond Evening Clutch Bag
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Cartier evening clutch bag, with platinum clasp, decorated with carved sapphires and emeralds, with diamonds. Clasp measures 30mm x 18mm. Bag measures 7" x 5.5". With gold...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
DaumNancyFrance ArtDeco Signed Glass Applications LeadCrystal Sculptural Vase
By Daum
Located in Chicago, IL
Art glass vase sign: Daum Nancy France. Evidenced by this Daum sculptural colorless blown and hot-shaped lead-crystal heavy vessel vase, the finest irreproducible artistic works in the history of the iconic French decorative-glass maker feature ornamental thick glass applications. Its most in-demand pieces today were made between 1925 and 1935, with very few major ArtDeco-period pieces remaining in private hands and even less without damage. As a significant gift acquired from Don Jacques Daum in 1950, a similarly shaped, constructed and sized circa-1925 vase with "stylized foliage" motif is in the collection of the French Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris as Inventory #36309. A later-produced vase with a similar application-motif at just the rim, but in a "Champagne" bubbled style, is among the photos in the published book about the Leo and Irina Esterkin acquisitions from 1910-1940 titled Daum Art Deco Glass--A Private Collection.
On our prime-condition antique vase, applied transparent glass is styled in high relief into a flowing undulating motif that evolved from Daum's Art Nouveau foliage designs. The angular and curvilinear shapes of this vessel epitomize the bold vases, bowls and sculptures for which Daum is best known. Its tiny pencil-etched signature on the side near the bottom reads "Daum (plus the Lorraine-cross symbol) Nancy France", which resembles some published signatures since 1925.
Revealing how ahead of its time this particular design was--after WWII in 1945 coinciding with the revitalization of the French glass industry--Daum used...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Crystal
Van Cleef & Arpels 2 in 1 Lipstick Holder and Pocket Watch, Malachite and Onyx
Located in Berlin, DE
Fabulous and extreme rare Van Cleef & Arpels 2 in 1 accessory.
Lipstick Holder and Ladies Pocket Watch. Malachite and Onyx Case.
Movement: mechanical manual winding.
A unique coll...
Category
20th Century Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Malachite, Onyx
$14,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Coro Duette Art Deco Silver and Marcasite Brooch and Dress Clip, 1940s
Located in Tucson, AZ
A patented design, this stunning Art Deco brooch comes apart so its pieces may also be used as dress clips. Brains AND beauty? A double threat.
Art Deco brooch featuring a radiating...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Marcasite, Base Metal, Silver
Emile Galle Art Deco Vase
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Emile Galle Art Deco Vase
Beautiful Art Deco piece that was made in France in the 1930s
An overlaid and etched glass vase, cameo signature G...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Gold and Enamel, Diamond Pills Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Enamelled gold handbag box in the shape of a shell. The finely chased gold is adorned with geometric guilloché and enhanced with translucent opalescent white and royal blue enamels, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Natural Pearl Onyx Diamond Platinum Compact
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite!!
Art Deco! Natural pearl, mother of pearl diamond and onyx compact, circa 1920's.
Here is when we say and Picture Is Worth Thousand Words
Estimated diamond weight...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Onyx, Platinum
Daum Nancy Art Deco Vase
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Daum Nancy Art Deco Vase
Cameo glass vase, monumental landscape, signed Daum Nancy
From the 1930s.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
$8,500
Vintage Ruby and Gold Cufflinks
Located in Geneva, CH
Ruby, Mother of Pearl and Gold Cufflinks.
Diameter: 1.80 cm.
Chain length: 2.00 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Ruby, Gold
Rare Egyptian Revival Pharoah Brooch Lapis Diamond Ruby Pearl Enamel Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
This is a museum quality Belle Epoque - Art Deco Egyptian Revival masterpiece with a Lapis Lazuli Pharoah, adorned with Old Mine and Rose Cut Diamonds, Ruby, and Pearls and set in 14...
Category
1920s Unknown Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Ruby, Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Art Deco Silver Lady Figure
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Little figure of a fashionable 1920`s Lady wearing a trousers suit, a hat with feathers and gloves. It stands on a base that is made out of hammered silver. The figure is engraved on...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
Edward I. Farmer Inkwell in Sterling Silver, Fluorite and Amethyst
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
A monumental inkwell by New York identity, Edward I. Farmer. The piece consists of a large piece of carved fluorite and a carved amethyst finial which has all been set in sterling silver. The mount for these carved stones is elaborate with a floral motif to the foot and decorative engraved borders on each rim of the piece. The internal sterling silver 'well' is removable for cleaning and polishing. The inkwell is in lovely condition, however appears to have some signs of old stabilisation to the fluorite which has slightly yellowed over time. These stabilisations could very well be from when the piece was formed as an inkwell, with Farmer often using stones of age.
Edward I. Farmer was a prominent American art dealer, antique trader...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Amethyst, Fluorite, Sterling Silver
Emile Galle Art Deco Vase
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Beautiful Art Deco piece that was made in France in the 1930s
An overlaid and etched glass vase, cameo signature Gallé.
Beautiful orange and red colors combining a special ombre loo...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Pair of Antique Green Glass Urns with Gilt Bronze Detailing
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Description:
Stunning Pair of Antique Green Glass and Gilt Bronze Urns
This exquisite pair of decorative urns features vibrant green glass bodies with intricate diamond-cut pattern...
Category
1990s Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Bronze
Emile Galle Art Deco Vase
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Emile Galle Art Deco Vase
Beautiful Art Deco piece that was made in France in the 1930s
An overlaid and etched glass vase, cameo signature G...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
STUNNING 1931 STERLING SILVER MOTHER OF PEARL BAPTISMAL SHELL BAPTISM Dish
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this sublime 1931 Sterling silver handled with mother of pearl Baptismal dish for Christian Baptisms
The pie...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
Diamond Hat Pin 0.50 Carats 18 Karat White Gold Spear
By Merkaba
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Very unique and stylish diamond spear hat pin, created by Merkaba Jewelry in 18K white gold. The round brilliant diamonds weigh a total of 0.50 carats.
Total length - 1.75" inches
R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
STUNNING 1911 STERLING SILVER MOTHER OF PEARL BAPTISMAL SHELL BAPTISM Dish
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this sublime 1911 Sterling silver handled with mother of pearl Baptismal shell ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
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