Stunning 20" Sterling and Cobalt Enamel Chain April 4th with a twisted-gold frame

with a twisted-gold frame

a glass top and even boasts the original shop ticket on the bottom

Central diamond measures 8

Carnelian has been used for over 2 millennia in jewelry and this has to be one of the reddest stones I have come across

although molded glass versions have long been classified as cameos

Stunning 20" Sterling and Cobalt Enamel Chain April 4th with a twisted-gold frameLike all art, the zeitgeist of a particular era is written in the design of its jewelry. It is said that Art Nouveau jewelry was a reaction to French society at the time, including women's fight to secure more rights for themselves outside of the home. The nation's loss in the Franco Prussian War left the French worried about what would occur if women got jobs and education, and worried the birth rate would then drop, leaving the country with fewer