A Gold, Diamond, Pearl and Enamel Art Nouveau Brooch
This beautiful, stylised Art Nouveau brooch is French and was made in Paris in 1906. It features a lovely profile of a woman with a loose chignon with her left hand placed upon her bare right shoulder. Artisan made, she has been fashioned by hand and she is remarkably detailed. Made of 15 carat yellow gold, the profile is framed by a stylised red enamel border which has three brilliant cut old mine diamonds set in enamel. A small baroque pearl hangs at the bottom of the brooch.
Edwardian jewellery is renowned for its delicate, beautifully crafted designs. In contrast to Victorian jewellery, many pieces created during the Art Nouveau period were made in a very feminine fashion, using finer smaller stones and very light settings made possible by using platinum. Insects were a common theme for jewellery in the Art Nouveau period, as was the female form both of which are thought to represent the freedom of design of the movement.
(Private collection).
World Art Nouveau Day is an event dedicated to art nouveau that is celebrated annually on 10 June. The first World Art Nouveau Day in 2013 was organized by The Museum of Applied Arts in cooperation with Szecessziós Magazin. The selected date, the10th of June is the anniversary of the death of two famous architects of the movement, Antoni Gaudí and Ödön Lechner. Activities like those organised on World Art Nouveau Day aim to create more awareness of Art Nouveau heritage among the public.
A Gold, Diamond, Pearl and Enamel Art Nouveau Brooch
This beautiful, stylised Art Nouveau brooch is French and was made in Paris in 1906. It features a lovely profile of a woman with a loose chignon with her left hand placed upon her bare right shoulder. Artisan made, she has been fashioned by hand and she is remarkably detailed. Made of 15 carat yellow gold, the profile is framed by a stylised red enamel border which has three brilliant cut old mine diamonds set in enamel. A small baroque pearl hangs at the bottom of the brooch.
Edwardian jewellery is renowned for its delicate, beautifully crafted designs. In contrast to Victorian jewellery, many pieces created during the Art Nouveau period were made in a very feminine fashion, using finer smaller stones and very light settings made possible by using platinum. Insects were a common theme for jewellery in the Art Nouveau period, as was the female form both of which are thought to represent the freedom of design of the movement.
(Private collection).
World Art Nouveau Day is an event dedicated to art nouveau that is celebrated annually on 10 June. The first World Art Nouveau Day in 2013 was organized by The Museum of Applied Arts in cooperation with Szecessziós Magazin. The selected date, the10th of June is the anniversary of the death of two famous architects of the movement, Antoni Gaudí and Ödön Lechner. Activities like those organised on World Art Nouveau Day aim to create more awareness of Art Nouveau heritage among the public.