| The ethereal charm and elegance of antique jewelry | | | | the central characters. They experimented with the |
| to this day behold generations, so much so that one | | | | materials and used things like tortoise shell, |
| can make out clear-cut influences of the historical | | | | moonstones, horns, baroque pearls and demantoid |
| jewelry patterns on the modern jewelry designs. The | | | | garnets to design their Art Nouveau brand of |
| magic of the jewelry simply refuses to fade away, | | | | jewelry. The eventual jewelry created by them was |
| as it is reminiscent of the bygone era and so, the | | | | original and beautiful Art Nouveau jewelry. |
| jewelry never go out of fashion. | | | | The rich and the powerful among American |
| The original pieces of antique jewelry out there are | | | | industrialists and British aristocrats promoted |
| generally older than a few decades and belong to the | | | | Edwardian taste in jewelry to reflect their distinct |
| 1900s or earlier. All are very expensive because of | | | | elegance and lightness. They preferred Platinum |
| their age and the classic aura that the historical value | | | | crafted into meticulous lacy designs holding well-cut |
| brings along. Each one of them has a story to tell | | | | diamonds. The Edwardian jewelry also sported |
| about the times of delicate craftsmanship and | | | | colored gemstones like, the natural pearl, pastel blue |
| capricious artists in those days. | | | | sapphire from Montana or black opals from Australia. |
| Between 1890 and 1910, for example, the Victorians | | | | Today, the antique jewelry belonging to the era |
| welcomed two schools of jewelry designs into being, | | | | comprise of delicately crafted sword handles, |
| namely Edwardian and Art Nouveau. While the Art | | | | pendants, lockets, concentric rings, gold bracelets and |
| Nouveau was highly inspired by mythological | | | | brooches – all belonging to a mix of Art Nouveau |
| characters and nature at large, Edwardians reflected | | | | and Edwardian traditions. Many of the precious |
| aristocratic finesse in jewelry designing. | | | | instances of the timeline are still passing hands, |
| Jewelry artists like Georges Fouquet, Karl Faberge, | | | | though only between generations inside a family tree. |
| Louis Comfort Tiffany and Rene Lalique, during the | | | | Others can be searched down for sale online through |
| years, focused on jewelry that depicted exotic | | | | the various websites existing here that sell exquisite |
| flowers, damsels, mythical animals and dragon flies | | | | historical jewelry. |
| set amidst vine-like creepers, winding sinuously around | | | | |