We have previously spoken about the artistic use of natural motifs during the Victorian era (let’s remember this short blog post about flora and fauna in Victorian jewelry featuring an astonishing hummingbird brooch, for example). Artists in general and goldsmiths in particular benefited from this, leaving an amazing legacy behind. In addition to this trend, […]
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Victorian jewelry: Flora and fauna – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
There is no need to say that dragonflies, salamanders and a variety of other flora and fauna was widely present in the Art Nouveau jewelry. However, these motifs were common in the Victorian jewelry as well: for example, the snake, a symbol of everlasting love, was a recurrent motif throughout the 19th century. Even tiger’s […]
166th anniversary of Fabergé birth – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
The Google crew has used today’s Doodle to remind us of the 166th anniversay of Mr. Peter-Carl Fabergé birth. As you probably know, he was a renowned Russian artist-jeweller born in Saint Petersburg. The Fabergé miniature eggs, manufactured from 1885 to 1917, became his most celebrated pieces due to its exquisite use of precious materials […]
Waltham, the watch city – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
If you are interested in horological history, you should have heard about Waltham already. Waltham is located in Massachusetts (USA) and it was a prototype for XIX century industrial city planning. Naturally Waltham was named ‘Watch City’ because it was related to the watch industry. Waltham Watch Company opened its factory in Waltham in 1854 […]
Repurposing of old watch parts by 1880 – Jewelry curiosities by Decimononic
We have ben told recently that using watch parts to make jewelry is nothing original. Obviously we are aware of that, but our use of watch parts has nothing to do with ‘Etsy fashion’. Didn’t you know that victorians themselves did this? As a proof of our previous research: The urge to cut-up and repurpose […]