Original Art Nouveau Diamond Brooch Necklace

A very beautiful Victorian brooch pendant crafted from gold and silver, set with a natural pearl and diamonds. The brooch section of the piece contains 6 old European cut diamonds an...

A beautiful 14 karat yellow gold necklace with attached pendant in the style of a 'lavalier'. The main 'pendant' of the necklace is in the typical Art Nouveau stylised floral motifs ...

This exquisite Art Deco stylised flower pin was likely made in the 1920s at the height of the Deco period. The 18 karat gold pin has been handcrafted from yellow and white gold and then set with old European cut diamonds. The central point of the flower features a brilliant old cut diamond of approximately 0.30 carat that is then surrounded by a further eight small old cut diamonds. The petals of the flower are stylistically twisted in an Art Deco swirl...

This stunning Art Deco brooch pin has been crafted from platinum and set with bright aquamarines and old cut diamonds. The central aquamarine is an emerald cut stone weighing 8.10 ca...

An incredible Edwardian bow brooch with detachable natural pearl drop pendant. The 15 karat yellow gold piece is silver topped and is set with old...

A truly wonderful American Art Deco creation by the Kohn jewellery firm, circa 1930s. Handmade in platinum and 14 karat yellow gold, this plaque brooch is set with 78 single and earl...

A yellow gold and platinum necklace composed of a horizontal openwork oval pendant with a central urn decorated in stripes of green plique-a-jour enamel and bordered with single rows...

Machine Age Platinum Diamond Brooch
center emerald cut diamond 1.00ct
10 carats round diamonds
2 carats baguette diamonds

18 carat yellow gold and silver necklace eagle's head hallmark. Featuring an openwork floral design set with rose cut diamonds. The necklace features a yellow gold Iris motif set with a fine flat pearl...

1890s This convertible brooch / pendant of intricate floral design has a detachable bail and pin. The brooch / pendant is crafted in silver-topped 14K gold (front – silver, back – go...

This is an absolutely stunning antique Art Nouveau - Belle Epoque Coral Cameo Brooch Bar Pin with Enamel Flower and Leaf Design in 14 Karat Gold in a monumental four inch length. Th...

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...