Flowering Gold

Art Nouveau Gold Brooch with Natural Pearls, Paris c. 1900


€ 1,390.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Art Nouveau Gold Brooch with Natural Pearls, Paris c. 1900
Art Nouveau Gold Brooch with Natural Pearls, Paris c. 1900
Description
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The growth and development of plants was one of the most important sources of inspiration for Art Nouveau artists: in their search for a new art that would bring people, uprooted by industrialisation and the big cities, back into harmony with themselves and their environment, they turned to natural forms and used them to create their very own, previously unseen designs. In France in particular, dynamic, organic forms emerged. Famous examples include Hector Guimard's metro entrances and the jewellery of Georges Fouquet, Henri Vever and, above all, René Lalique. They dissolve their designs into moving lines, always enriched by forms borrowed from nature such as leaves and flowers. This brooch, made of high-carat, matt gold, also comes from this panorama. In fact, its hallmarking shows that it was made in Paris. The outer lines running in so-called "whiplashes" are reminiscent of windswept reed leaves and the small flowers and diamonds are reminiscent of the buds of aquatic plants. Fine flowers and small leaves can be seen around a small natural pearl, which is also set with natural pearls. Another pearl is attached to the design in a movable fashion. We discovered the brooch in London.
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Art Nouveau Gold Brooch with Natural Pearls, Paris c. 1900
Flowering Gold
€ 1,390.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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