A flower decorated with rubies and sapphires
My pattern and my photos of flowers and an Art Deco Van Cleef & Arpels brooch (Ruby, sapphire, diamonds) dating of 1920/1930. This stylised flower reminds me of a carnation (œillet in French). Stylised figurative designs were also popular in the Art Deco period (1910-1939) : flowers, leaves, fountain, half moon, stylised animals, shells, stylised…
Art Deco geometry
Jean Fouquet brooch, Rene Boivin scroll brooch (1930) and my Art Deco inspired patterns. Jean Fouquet brooch has a Ziggurat inspired shape.
The vintage Polish illustrator Wladyslaw Theodor Benda
Wladyslaw Theodor Benda was a reputed illustrator during the golden age of American illustration. He was born in 1873, in Poznan, Poland. He moved to New York in 1902. “He began his career in 1905 primarily an illustrator and graphic designer, contributing regularly to magazines such as Harper’s Weeklyand Good Housekeeping.” He also worked for Hearst’s International…
