My photos of the Sicily sea and iris. Georges Fouquet iris brooch (Gold, pearls, Silver, enamel) dating of 1905-1906. We can admire this brooch at the galeries des bijoux at the museum of decorative arts in Paris. This brooch belongs to the Art Nouveau movement. Georges Fouquet was an important Art Nouveau jeweller. He collaborated…
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…
Jean Fouquet brooch, Rene Boivin scroll brooch (1930) and my Art Deco inspired patterns. Jean Fouquet brooch has a Ziggurat inspired shape.