Flora: The Art of Jewelry

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A dazzling choice of jewelry imitating flowers, from the seventeenth century to today

For many centuries, flowers have provided a source of inspiration for jewelers. The sumptuous choice of floral pieces on this book have all been selected from the magnificent jewelry choice of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and range from the seventeenth century to the current day.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, flowers were imitated in enamel or used as motifs for elaborate bodice ornaments made of gemstones. Brooches, pendants, and rings took the type of bouquets or flower baskets. The stylized blooms of the Empire style were followed by the highly naturalistic blossoms of the later nineteenth century. Flowers continued to flourish within the sinuous shapes of Art Nouveau, the geometric designs of Art Deco, and the sculptural simplicity of modernism, with great artists including René Lalique and Georges Fouquet continuously reworking nature’s forms for their style-conscious clientele. Now, latest designers such as Claude Lalanne, Lorenz Bäumer, and JAR continue to create floral jewelry for these days’s trendsetters.

Beautifully photographed by renowned photographer Jean-Marie del Moral, these intricate artworks will delight all lovers of jewelry and nature.

100+ illustrations

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