Art Deco
I saw a red Zippo lighter a few years ago with an art deco cat on it – does anyone know the name of the artist?
There were other lighters in the collections, not specifically cat related, but all in the same art deco style. I remember at the time looking at the artist’s web site and seeing he did prints as well. Just trying to figure out what his name was – really liked his work – kinda whimsical, very stylish. Thanks to all for your help.
Cali, you absolutely rock!! That’s exactly who I was thinking of – thank you so much!!
I think you’re referring to SHAG aka – Josh Agle
Were they like the Zippo lighters on this page?….
http://theshagpile.blogspot.com/2008/08/zippo-lighters.html
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Vintage Antique Art Deco Dancer Made in Czechoslovakia Porcelain $1,000,000.00 |
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TOMMERVIK DECO ABRAHAM LINCOLN ABSTRACT PRESIDENT ART $1,000,000.00 |
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TOMMERVIK FRED SCOOBY DOO ART DECO PAINTING $1,000,000.00 |
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ART DECO VINTAGE GIA CERTIFIED 12.60ct EMERALD CUT DIAMOND PLATINUM RING $380,000.00 |
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ASSCHER CUT 5.08CT FANCY YELLOW DIAMOND EMERALD ART DECO 18K GOLD RING $100,015.00 |
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ESTATE 4.41CT 1910 ORIGINAL ART DECO ASSCHER CUT DIAMOND TAPERED BAGUETTE RING $89,970.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 4.47 ct EMERALD CUT CENTER DIAMOND 1 ctw EMERALD PLATINUM RING $79,195.00 |
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ROSS Art Deco Platinum 20.5 Carat Diamond Bracelet $70,000.00 |
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Audemars Piguet Art Deco Diamond & Platinum Watch, 24+ Carats, MINT, RARE!! $69,000.00 |
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Diamond and Platinum Original Art Deco Wide Bracelet $68,000.00 |
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7028 Amazing Vintage French Art Deco Dining Set circa 1910 $67,500.00 |
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ZENITH 1000Z STRATOSPHERE 25 TUBE ART DECO RADIO $65,000.00 |
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ART DECO Platinum 14.6cts Diamond Emerald Strap Bracelet $65,000.00 |
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Outstanding and rare French Art Deco diamond platinum bracelet with approx. 22.0 $60,450.00 |
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11-Pc Art Deco Ebony de Macassar Dining Set by Cayette $60,000.00 |
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KING KONG Original 1933 Ultra Rare Argentine Poster Art Deco Litho Cooper Wray $60,000.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 6.28 ctw EMERALD CUT CANARY DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING $59,995.00 |
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Art Deco Platinum 4.54cts Asscher Cut Diamond ( J VS2, GIA certificate) Ring $57,500.00 |
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Set of 10 Leather Chairs & Art Deco Table c. 1920 $55,000.00 |
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Art Deco ladies PLATINUM 15 Carats Diamond Bracelet $55,000.00 |
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Steinway Grand 1940 M 5′7″ eb Art Deco Walter Teague $54,950.00 |
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$133750 5.22CT ANTIQUE ART DECO EUROPEAN CUT DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING PLAT VS $53,500.00 |
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TIFFANY + CO ART DECO PLATINUM ASSCHER NATURAL VIOLET BLUE SAPPHIRE 5.50CT RING $53,000.00 |
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28 ct. Art Deco DIAMOND SAPPHIRE PLATINUM FILIGREE RING $50,000.00 |
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Ladies Art Deco White Gold & Diamond Bracelet. $50,000.00 |
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1925 RARE FRENCH ART DECO IMPORTANT TRANSITIONAL DIAMOND PLATINUM DOME RING EGL $49,520.00 |
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ART DECO EMERALD AND DIAMOND NECKLACE/BRACELET COMBINATION FRENCH CIRCA 1930 $49,000.00 |
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Antique Art Deco Diamond ANNIVERSARY Ring WEDDING BAND $48,000.00 |
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French Art Deco Iron & Brass Longcase Morbier Clock $47,500.00 |
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BOUCHERON Art Deco Platinum Diamond Escalator Bracelet $47,500.00 |
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Huge 12′ Art Deco Chandelier 1930’s Miami Beach Saxony $45,000.00 |
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6055 11 Piece Ebony d’Massacar Art Deco Dining Set $45,000.00 |
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French Art Deco Period 16-Panel Stained Glass Ceiling $45,000.00 |
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Exceptional 6 Foot Tall SOLID BRONZE Pair of Art Deco Movie Theatre Torchiers $45,000.00 |
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ART DECO STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SET – RAVINET D’ENFER, 283 pcs. 8 Drawer Chest $43,499.00 |
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Art Deco Platinum Asscher Diamond F VS1 2.76cts Ring $42,500.00 |
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Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Marcel Bouraine $42,500.00 |
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Genuine Antique Designer Art Deco solid Platinum real Diamond FILIGREE Watch $40,000.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 3.07 ct BRILLIANT CUT DIAMOND PLATINUM ENGAGEMENT RING GIA CERT $39,995.00 |
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Paul Phillippe original authenthic Rhada art deco $39,900.00 |
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TIFFANY & CO Art Deco 1920s Platinum Diamond Bracelet $39,500.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 1910 THREE STONE ASSCHER CUT CENTER DIAMOND PLATINUM RING $39,470.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 5.80 ctw ANTIQUE CUT RECTANGLE DIAMOND RUBY PLATINUM EARRINGS $38,995.00 |
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SABLE Wrap Art Deco inspired Whole Pelts Silver tipped $38,775.00 |
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ANTIQUE FRENCH ART DECO GIA CERTIFIED 5.49ct SAPPHIRE DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING $38,000.00 |
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ESTATE RARE NATURAL FANCY YELLOW 2.41CT ASSCHER CUT DIAMOND 1920’s ART DECO RING $37,820.00 |
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ART DECO PLATINUM & 11.0 CTS DIAMONDS LADIES BRACELET $35,500.00 |
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Antique Estate Jewelry Art Deco Era Platinum Ring w 3.55cts. Diamond & Sapphires $35,000.00 |
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Art Deco (c.1920’s) DIAMOND, EMERALD & PLATINUM BRACELET – Elegant & Timeless! $35,000.00 |
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Estate Platinum Art Deco Diamond Bracelet 1920’s $35,000.00 |
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1930’s Art Deco Bar Mahogany Veneer Looks Like Ship Youngstown Ohio $35,000.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 3.01CT EMERALD STEP CUT DIAMOND HALF MOON SIDES PLATINUM RING $34,970.00 |
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True Art Deco Ladies Platinum Emerald/Diamond Bracelet! $32,500.00 |
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artdeco painting oil canvas gustave louis jaulmes swiss $32,475.00 |
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Art Deco diamond bracelet in platinum with app. 8.70 carats in diamonds (H-J, VV $31,720.00 |
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Superb 1910 Art Deco 17ct Diamond Filigree Decorated Platinum Bracelet $31,000.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 2.45CT OLD MINE BRILLIANT DIAMOND EMERALD CUT SAPPHIRE RING $30,220.00 |
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ART DECO SQUARE TOP 2.52CT TRANSITIONAL CUT DIAMOND BAGUETTE PLATINUM RING $30,015.00 |
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6829 Art Deco Bar & 3 Matching Bar Stools $30,000.00 |
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Art Deco Vintage Platinum Diamond Sapphire Bracelet 7.6 ct Circa 1920 $29,999.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 4.19ct YELLOW EUROPEAN CUT YELLOW DIAMOND SAPPHIRE EMERALD RING $29,995.00 |
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Paul Phillippe original authenthic the speaker art deco $29,900.00 |
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Noel Leon Delagrange Loie Fuller original art deco $29,900.00 |
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ESTATE PLATINUM ART DECO JADEITE JADE OLD MINE DIAMOND HINGED DANGLE EARRINGS $29,770.00 |
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Art Deco English Painting Nude Signed J.A. Grant 1952 $29,500.00 |
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Rare Art Deco (c.1930s) CARTIER RUBY DIAMOND PLAT WATCH $29,500.00 |
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JEWISH JUDAICA PAINTING BY BORIS DEUTSCH THE OLD RABBI 42 X 65 INCHES ART DECO $29,000.00 |
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ESTATE 1910 ART DECO PLATINUM LARGE OLD MINE BRILLIANT CUSHION DIAMOND RING $28,220.00 |
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119″ FRENCH ART DECO GRAND SCALE PARCHMENT BUFFET 1930′ $28,050.00 |
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14 CTW DIAMOND ART DECO BRACELET $28,000.00 |
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MAGNIFICENT FRENCH ART DECO DIAMOND PLATINUM DOUBLE CLIP-BROOCH $28,000.00 |
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MAGNIFICENT FRENCH ART DECO DIAMOND PLATINUM BRACELET + “ORIGINAL B BOX” $28,000.00 |
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3.10CT NATURAL LIGHT BROWN DIAMOND ANTIQUE CUSHION & BAGUETTE ART DECO RING $27,970.00 |
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RARE ART DECO 2.54CT NO HEAT CUSHION CUT RED RUBY PLATINUM BAGUETTE DIAMOND RING $27,950.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 1920’s EMERALD CUT CORUNDUM SAPPHIRE 5.28CT PLATINUM RING AGTA $27,770.00 |
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INCREDIBLE ART DECO GOLD & DIAMOND BOX MAKE OFFER $27,500.00 |
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The Comet Maurice Guiraud-Riviere Art Deco Period Etling Cast Bronze Sculpture $27,500.00 |
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ROUND BIG DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING ART DECO STYLE 4.50CT $27,455.00 |
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ROUND BIG DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING ART DECO STYLE 4.50CT $27,455.00 |
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ROUND BIG DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING ART DECO STYLE 4.50CT $27,455.00 |
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Art Deco (c.1910s) Very Rare HEXAGON ROSE CUT DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE & PLATINUM RING $27,300.00 |
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CHRISTOFLE ART DECO STERLING SILVER PLATTER SET – 10pcs. 5 STORAGE WRAPS $26,948.00 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 6.37CT CEYLON SAPPHIRE DIAMOND PLATINUM FILIGREE DANGLE EARRINGS $26,770.00 |
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6831 Art Deco Bar & 3 Matching Bar Stools $26,000.00 |
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FRENCH ART DECO MACASSAR EBONY VITRINE/ SECRETARY/ BAR $25,800.00 |
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Art Deco Platinum & Diamond Bracelet $25,555.55 |
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ESTATE ART DECO 1.56ct CENTER DIAMOND 1.8ctw SAPPHIRE CUSHION PLATINUM RING RARE $25,295.00 |
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Antique ART DECO White Diamond, Jade, Onyx and Platinum Brooch $25,250.00 |
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CARTIER Art-Deco Platinum Diamonds Sapphire Cocktail Ring $25,000.00 |
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Huge Iron glass Antique Art Deco Chandelier Gothic look $25,000.00 |
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ART DECO 5.8cts Natural Sapphire Diamond 3 Stone Ring $25,000.00 |
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Platinum, Pearl & Diamond Art-Deco’ Bracelet $25,000.00 |
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Art Deco Platinum & Mine Cut Diamond Brooch Pendant $25,000.00 |
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Platinum Art Deco Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet $25,000.00 |
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Antique Art Deco Platinum & Diamond Bracelet circa 1920’s RARE $24,995.00 |
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$62313 3.14CT ANTIQUE ART DECO SAPPHIRE & DIAMOND RING PLATINUM VS SIZE 6.75 $24,925.00 |
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EMERALD & DIAMOND ART DECO RING $24,900.00 |
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ESTATE 1910 CEYLON OVAL SAPPHIRE DIAMOND ART DECO 12.88CT PLATINUM PENDANT $24,770.00 |
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Fabulous Knabe Symmetrigrand Art Deco Grand Piano African Mahogany Original keys $24,000.00 |
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MAGNIFICENT ART DECO 1930′S PLA DI SWISS BRACELET WATCH $24,000.00 |
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Wilton 2104-6667 12 Piece Cupcake Decorating Set $5.68 Cupcake decorating set-12 pieces wilton-create all kinds of fun cupcake designs perfect for celebrations or everyday treats! includes star tips 1m (rosettes; stars; and drop flowers); star tip 22 (zigzags; pull-out stars); round tip 12 (outlines; dots; messages); and bismarck tip 230 for exciting filled cupcakes; plus 8 disposable bags; and an instruction booklet. 12 pieces total! made in usa/impo… |
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Bormioli Rocco Selecta 7-Piece Whiskey Gift Set $19.32 Classic Cut look Whiskey set… |
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Wilton 2104-2546 53 Piece Supreme Cake Decorating Set $17.99 Choose a set of decorating tools for the beginner or the experienced baker. Complete with all you’ll need to transform your simple layer cake or cookies into a work of art…. |
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Tales of the Forgotten Melodies $8.03 Wax Tailor, Tales of the Forgotten Melodies… |
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Art Deco $13.98 … |
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Essential Mills Brothers: Four Boys & A Guitar $9.98 … |
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Edwardian, Art Nouveau & Art Deco Jewelry Circa 1887-1930’s The Antique and Collectible Jewelry Series … |
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Art Deco Jewellery 1910 to 1939
The term Art Deco, was not originally used to describe the new wave of modernism. It did not come into use until 1925, after the Great Paris Exhibition, and was originally coined by Henry Wilson who catalogued the exhibition, and wished to distinguish between Art Nouveau and what he termed Modernism.
Jewellery produced in the 1920’s and 30’s represented a real break with previous, rather restricting fashions. Women’s lives had been transformed by the First World War they had often worked as volunteers and had been the head of their household whilst the men were away. Their whole dress and style of life was freer and the style of jewellery worn reflected this new freedom. It becomes straighter, more angular and streamlined, mirroring the new flatter silhouette.
Women who were considered beauties of the day modelled their figures on greyhounds, tall angular and fabulously sleek. In fact there is much documental evidence the Art Deco movement itself was entranced by the greyhounds, seeing it as the epitome of aesthetic beauty. This style of course was adopted by the Duchess of Windsor who became an icon of the fashion world and famously said, ‘One can neither be too thin or too rich!’.
The Great Paris Exhibition 1925 demanded that all exhibits were of Modernist design; this gave free reign to the artists and craftsman of the decade. In Jewellery, cubism, with its strong geometrical patterns and angular shapes revolutionised the use of diamonds and platinum. Stones were cut into a variety of shapes, and set in platinum, or silver, and often decorated with a plethora of boldly coloured precious and semi precious stones, with no regard to cost. This formed the style which was considered to be modern, daring, and innovative and more than anything celebrated the concept of freedom and well-being. It symbolised the New Woman.
Nowadays, new women everywhere can choose from a huge range of Art Deco jewellery from Gemondo.
Designers such as Cartier, Busheron and Van Cleef embraced the new ideas using every fabric of their imaginations to produce pieces with geometric lines and bold colours, they incorporated the new modern fabrics and materials, such as plastic, polished wood, ivory, and tortoise shell and so on often sending to the Colonies for their materials. They also used more traditional materials like silver and marcasites.
Coco Chanel, who claimed that the ‘Art of fashion is that it is made to become unfashionable’ saw the new style as disposable; she designed or commissioned a range of outrageous jewellery to be worn by her models when displaying her latest creations. Head dresses, brooches in the shape of a lobster, or face, dog or insect, and the famous set of ‘fruit salad’ style pins and rings, bracelets and necklaces, were each individually selected to be a beautiful object in its own right.
Although many of these lovely pieces still exist, modern copies, particularly pendants, necklets, rings, brooches and earrings are readily available on the Gemondo website and still take centre stage enhancing an outfit and putting the finishing touches to elegance. Perhaps we should follow the example set to us by these women of the 20’s and 30’s and celebrate our style with a range of eye catching pieces to lift our spirits on a rainy day!
About the Author
This article on Art Deco Jewellery was written by freelance author Victor Gemondo. Read more interesting facts on Art Deco Jewellery here.
Du Cane Court
Balham’s most famous landmark is not just an architectural gem, it has an interesting history involving Hitler, comedians and music hall stars. Du Cane Court is an Art Deco apartment block on Balham High Road, Balham, south London.