Art Nouveau

Art nouveau jewelry, made from the late nineteenth century until the start of World War I in 1914, had curving, asymmetric lines, sensuous women with flowing hair, dragonflies, snakes, butterflies, vines, irises, poppies, and other flowers. Designers incorporated both French and Japanese design ideas in their pieces. Opals, moonstones, pearls, peridots, and other colored stones […]