Chunky 15k English Floral Brooch with Fold-Down Pendant Bale and Central Diamond April 4th velvet interior

velvet interior

ancient revival Napoleon III

Vanheling does sprinkle communion wafers about to keep him at bay

In near mint condition with hand done etching and engraving

Chunky 15k English Floral Brooch with Fold-Down Pendant Bale and Central Diamond April 4th velvet interiorLike 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