Art Nouveau Pearl Diamond Plique-A-Jour Gold Silver Pendant

Delicate and beautifully made gold and silver butterfly, with Plique-a-Jour enamel, ruby cabochon eyes and approx. 0.30ctw in diamonds. The brooch measures 2 1/8" x 1". Stamped with ...

Antique 14k gold and silver starburst brooch/pendant, adorned with approx. 1.50ctw in rose and old mine cut diamonds. Brooch measures 1.5" x 1....

Plique-á-jour butterfly brooch; marked 750 Round-cut diamonds of approximately 1 carat, cabochon ruby eyes of approximately 0.80 carat, 18 karat yellow gold Size: width 2.13 inches...

Masriera 18k gold ring, depicting a frog, adorned with Plique-a-Jour enamel, ruby eyes and diamonds. Ring size - 6.25, ring top is 15mm wide. Marked: Masriera, 750, B-4329-B. Weight ...

Art Nouveau Hydrangea Plique a Jour Pendant set in silver with hand painted hard enamel florals and plique a jour leaves. Realistically modeled silver branch with a enamel bloom belo...

A classic Art Nouveau design, this 15k rose gold necklace features stunning plique-à-jour, Rose Cut diamonds, and beautiful pearls. The centerpiece of the necklace is articulated, hinged in two places so that the flower and pearl drops dangle freely. Three plique-à-jour leaves are translucent—the loveliest matte soft green that fades into subtle purple highlights, clearly done by a master. Each cell of the leaf is filled with plique, with a white metal (platinum or white gold) creating contrast in the center of the leaf. Inside are a channel of bead set Rose Cut diamonds. A flower is suspended from the leaves, with multi-tones of peach to pale yellow that glow against the gold, with a prong-set diamond as its piston. The design work loops over, turning the bail into a scrolling foliate. The 15k gold appears rosy, as it has an incredible patina that shimmers with various hues of pink, gold, and green. “Plique-à-jour” translates from French as “letting in daylight” and is a charming technique used in jewelry throughout the 20th century. To create this effect, colored, transparent enamel is suspended between gold backless cells to allow light to illuminate the piece with vibrant colors, similar to a stained glass window. The flower hangs from a 15k gold classic alternating link chain...

Art Nouveau Plique à jour pendant brooch. A exceptional piece, created during the Art Nouveau period, back in the 1890. Surely It was crafted in Austria or Germany with the difficul...

A French Art Nouveau 18 karat gold pendant with diamonds, pearls and peridots. The pendant features a plique-à-jour background with rose-cut diamonds with an approximate total weight...