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Five-branched candelabrum of porcelain painted in turquoise-blue and gilded, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1870.

Lucien Falize, brooch, 1858. Gold, Aluminium, Lapislazuli. France. Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim. Photo: Petra Jaschke

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Jewelry trade association MJSA has announced the winners of its 2017 MJSA Vision Awards design competition—and the 10 winning designs certainly embody the creativity, craftsmanship, and technological know-how the annual awards have come to represent. Judges for this year’s competition were Michael Coan, chair emeritus of the jewelry design department at the Fashion Institute of Technology,…

Отсюда: ART NOUVEAU JEWELS http://pinterest.com/48b/art-nouveau-jewels/ …

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Part of the Danish Royal Family Crown Jewels

Berlin iron jewelry first became popular as a patriotic symbol in years 1813-1815, when the Prussian royal family urged all citizens to contribute their gold and silver jewellery towards funding the uprising against Napoleon during the War of Liberation. In return the people were given iron jewellery such as brooches and finger rings, often with the inscription Gold gab ich für Eisen (I gave gold for iron), or Far das Wahl des Vaterlands (For the welfare of our country/motherland), or with a portrait of Frederick William III of Prussia on the back. Jewelry in the early decades of the 19th century were made in Neoclassical or Georgian style (cameos, foliage, motifs from Greek or Roman mythology). In ensuing decades, iron jewelry was often used for mourning jewelry, and changed stylistically to reflect the current Gothic Revival tastes (pointy arches, trefoils, quatrefoils). Berlin iron jewelry's vogue began to diminish by the mid-19th century, though the Franco-Prussian war sparked a brief revival in the 1870s. The worth of iron jewelry has been increasing throughout the time, and it still continues to escalate as there will not be more of this historic jewelry. Today, these are collector's items and true pieces are usually found in museums or private collections. Replicas are widely manufactured today and is easy to obtain especially over the internet.

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Gold and enamel brooch in the shape of a flower and hornet, made by Georges Fouquet and designed by Charles Desrosiers, France, Paris, 1901

To say things have been a bit quiet around here, would probably be an understatement. Every year, after a hectic holiday season, without a fail, I hit a wall and find myself buried deep in the doldrums of “the annual creative rut”. So, after a few initial years of trying to force myself right ba