Design Period: Late Victorian
Design Style: Art Nouveau
Gemstone: Aquamarine, Diamonds & Natural Pearls
Cut: Pear Shape Aquamarine, Old Cut Diamonds & Off Round Pearls
Carat: Aquamarine = 9.50ct
8 Diamonds = 0.24ct
Colour: Good Medium Blue
Clarity: Very Good Clarity
Accompanied by an Ian Abeshouse Valuation
Art Nouveau (1880 - 1910):
Beginning in France in the late 1800s, this was more of a movement than an era. It was an artistic protest against the industrial age which spread throughout Europe and the United States. The Art Nouveau Period saw a return to nature with intricately detailed pieces of jewellery being made in gold and silver with a wide range of coloured gemstones. The female form was made to look ethereal and enamelling techniques became very popular, being used in ways that had never been seen before.