Vtg High Art Deco Machine Age Chrome Guilloche Enamel French Brooch Pin

Description

OXFORD
Jewel
A One-of-a-Kind Journey
With a thin and sleek silhouette that will lay flush along fabric, this Art Deco pin is special for its detailed and unique enameled patterning. Made in France, the geometric shapes and eye-catching design is accented with guilloche enamel, in a sophisticated color palette, for a striking effect that has a contemporary look nearly 100 years later.
Condition Guide
Excellent.
This piece has a fresh look and must have been tucked away and well
taken care of, or worn infrequently
The silver setting has a bright patina with no surface scratching or darkening.
The enameling is dense with vibrant color and a high sheen that doesn't have any chipping or surface scratching.
There are no irregularities to the setting or signs of solder or repair and the set has a firm shape.
Length
1 1/2”
Width             5/8"
Mark              See photo
Clasp
Secure, and original
Weight           5.5 grams
Period            1930s
Material          Alloy (does not test for silver content)
Col
lector Note
On the Machine-Age Movement.
The machine age movement began in the United States after World War I, when there was an explosion of industry and technology including skyscrapers, automobiles, airplanes, and streamlined, metallic trains. Artists and jewelry makers, inspired by the newfangled aesthetics and Zeitgeist around this modern landscape, created machine age jewelry. These pieces featured the clean, efficient lines of machines and the sheen of metal. They allowed people to express with fashion the excitement of the modern age.
On Art Deco.
Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles, that influenced the design of buildings, furniture, fashion and of course, jewelry. The movement was given a name from the international exposition of Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, that was held in Paris in 1925 and largely dedicated to the jewelry arts. Born out of ideas of modernism and the Industrial Age, this manifested into designs that used Cubism’s bold abstraction and rectilinear shapes and combined them with intricate patterning, bold color and symmetry. High-end jewelry design houses like Cartier and Boucheron set the trends in gold and gemstones, which were then emulated by costume jewelry companies in glass or perhaps plastics, and brought to the masses.
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_gsrx_vers_1251 (GS 8.2.1 (1251))