Art Deco Jewelry
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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18th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 18th Century Saudi Arabian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Mid-17th Century British Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1620s American Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Art Deco Jewelry
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
18th Century Russian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Silver
16th Century European Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
16th Century Thai Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
1660s European Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Gold Plate
18th Century Russian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Silver
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Gold-filled
16th Century European Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
16th Century European Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Mid-18th Century British Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
1640s North American Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
1640s French Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1640s French Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Crystal, Base Metal, Rhodium
18th Century Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Art Deco Jewelry
18th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier Saudi Arabian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
16th Century Afghan Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
Mid-18th Century European Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Ruby, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
15th Century and Earlier Saudi Arabian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Late 17th Century British Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Silver, 14k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Saudi Arabian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
15th Century and Earlier Saudi Arabian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Mid-17th Century Australian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 18th Century Brazilian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
15th Century and Earlier Saudi Arabian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Late 17th Century Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
16th Century Australian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1770s Italian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold
18th Century North American Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-18th Century Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
18th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Platinum
17th Century French Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
18th Century Russian Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold
18th Century Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 17th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Early 18th Century Antique Art Deco Jewelry
White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Palladium
17th Century Antique Art Deco Jewelry
White Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Art Deco Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Art Deco Jewelry
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