Jewellery of the Past
Art Nouveau
Title: Pendant with leaves and poppies
Year: unknown
Media: Blue enamel, yellow-green enamel, white enamble, grey- lavender pearl, gold
Originated from France.French jeweler glass maker Rene Lalique, inspired by Japanese art, Lailque was then able to express nature in jewellery to show his different aspects of nature in his works.
Many jewellers were keen to create this style in tradition, with it's works of sculpted and enameled gold, and also with the acceptance of jewellers as artists, In many of enameled work of period, precious stones receded such as Diamonds, which were usually used with less familiar materials such as molded glass, horn or ivory.
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