About this Piece
| Length: | 16 3/4” with pendant dropping another 2 1/8” below |
| Width: | 1 5/8 |
| Material: | Brass, glass |
| Weight: | 22 grams |
| Mark: | No mark |
| Era: | 1930s |
Why You’ll Love It
The charming artistry of figurals. Mirroring a basket of flowers, the array of shapes, sizes, and vibrant colors of glass as floral blooms gives this Art Deco Czech glass necklace a fantastical look, trading realism for something more charming. With tiny molded glass cabs rendering flowers and leaves, this detailed, unique piece is all about the artistry with a quality and craftsmanship along every little inch.
Condition and Quality
| ● | Bright patina with some surface wear and darkening to the silver tone finish. |
| ● | Fresh sheen, crisp molded design, and no chipping on the glass. Glass cabs are all intact and original. |
| ● | Secure, original clasp. |
Collector Note
On Figurals. Figural jewelry includes any piece that has been shaped into an animal, person, object, or detailed “day in the life” scene. Antique and vintage figural jewelry is often quite charming and collectible for the realistic or cutesy details. Specific objects or animals became popular and prolific in jewelry during certain time periods, Scotty dogs during the 1940s for example, or swallow birds during the Victorian era. Figural jewelry is special for its detail and realism but also tells the story of the decade they were made in.
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.