Belle Epoque Jewelry History

Explore the glamour and exquisite craftsmanship of haute joaillerie from the belle époque to the present day.

Belle epoque jewelry history. It saw the construction of the eiffel tower the paris métro the completion of the paris opera and the beginning of the basilica of sacré cœur on montmartre three lavish universal expositions in 1878 1889 and 1900. When edward vii and his bride alexandra of denmark ascended the english throne there was a more light hearted feeling in upper crust society. The glory of the belle époque. The industrial output of france tripled during the belle époque thanks to the continued effects and development of the industrial revolution the iron chemical and electricity industries grew providing raw materials which were used in part by the brand new car and aviation industries.

Queen victoria wore her heart on her sleeve and her fashion and jewelry reflected her emotions. Paris in the belle époque was a period in the history of the city between the years 1871 to 1914 from the beginning of the third french republic until the first world war. Susan abeles is the director of u s. However this return to the old ways was short lived and not very popular.

Vanessa cron brings high jewellery to life revealing the context of its creation throughout the twentieth century in this introduction to jewellery design. French for beautiful epoch is the term often given to a period of french history usually dated to between 1880 and the outbreak of world war i in 1914. The reign of queen victoria encapsulates a quickly evolving period of history and jewelry styles were no exception. The belle époque or la belle époque french.

The belle époque was a beautiful era but as mark twain described the gilded age it was a thin veneer hiding systemic problems discontent among the working classes political tensions between nation states militarism imperialism and to top it all an unyielding arms race that by 1914 was a bubble about to burst. Jewelry at the auction house bonhams in new york. 1880 to now history of jewellery design. Arts and crafts jewelry pieces featured very simple designs.

The intricacy of the metalwork was the focal point. History of jewellery design. Which lasted from about 1880 until 1901 and ushered in the belle epoque. This paved the way for belle époque jewelry which is characterized by garlands foliate motifs lace and bows.

Object moved to here. She recently took the time to speak with national jeweler about belle époque jewelry its history and how much it is worth today. Belle époque jewelry of the arts and crafts period 1890 1910 the jewelry created in this style was an attempt to reclaim art from the machine.