Recently, Danish royal jewelry began shooting, and the most popular one was an Art Deco style bracelet, which was sold at a high valuation twice. Think about it carefully, maybe the bracelet is really the best collection of Art Deco jewelry style. If you don’t believe it, Bazhu will take you to dig out these legendary bracelets~
Whether it is a royal socialite or a celebrity, you must have an Icon Art Deco style bracelet
Why do you say Art Deco style bracelet are popular? The first reason is that Art Deco style geometric elements are so suitable for jewelry form like bracelets, and it is very versatile, and can be played on any occasion and can be stacked infinitely. feels that the jewelry of this period is the most popular, from royal socialites to celebrity Icons!
Elizabeth Taylor wears Art Deco style diamond bracelet
Hydney queen Alexander Embrella and diamond bracelet
The bracelet that made a big name in this Danish royal jewelry auction is Art Deco style design. It originally belonged to Denmark Queen Alexander, It is said to be her husband, King of Denmark , , the anniversary gift of the silver wedding , given to her by her husband, Christian X. The queen is the grandmother of the current Denmark Queen Margaret , but after Alexander's death, the bracelet was not left in royal jewelry, but was inherited by another granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth of Denmark.
Denmark Queen Alexander
Denmark Queen Alexander bracelet
This bracelet was made in the 1920s and has a distinct Art Deco style. It is designed with a honeycomb link with wireframe, and is inlaid with 5 candy-covered mountain-cut emeralds and 4 pillow-shaped old mine-cut diamonds. It uses the platinum base that was popular at the time and is pavéed with many rose-cut diamonds. The work is estimated at 300,000 - 400,000 DK hr , but it was sold at 700,000 DKK hr , which was twice the undervalued price. snatched the limelight of the sapphire crown belonging to Princess Thyra in the same auction, which was sold at a slightly undervalued price of 650,000 DKK.
Queen Alexander's emerald and diamond bracelet December 2022 Estimated price: 300,000 - 400,000 Danish kroner Sold price: 700,000 Danish kroner
Thyra Princess's sapphire and diamond crown December 2022 Estimated price: 600,000 to 800,000 Danish kroner Sold price: 650,000 Danish kroner
0 times the price Princess Margaret Art Deco Pearl Bracelet
Art Deco bracelet "stolen the limelight" at the auction in September last year. At the auction of Dix Noonan Webb in September, the Art Deco Pearl Bracelet, which originally belonged to Princess Margaret in the UK, was sold at an estimated price of 10 times. double-row breeding pearl bracelet won £320,000.
Princess Margaret's Art Deco Pearl Bracelet Dix Noonan Webb Auction September 2021 Estimated price: 30,000 - 40,000 Pounds Price: 320,000 pounds
This pearl bracelet is made of Mikimoto breeding pearls, but it is designed with buckles and combinations of Cartier . It is a 19th birthday gift for Princess Margaret. She wore it and matched 5 rows of pearl necklaces in the official portrait. Both gifts were from her grandmother, Queen Mary, who was said to be in They were commissioned by Cartier around 1925 to design and make them.
Princess Margaret wore this bracelet in the official portrait
The buckle of the bracelet is made of geometric patterns composed of diamonds and platinum, which is very suitable for young princesses. As we all know this princess's liveliness and freedom, she likes this simple and elegant bracelet very much, which has accompanied her entire youth.
Princess Margaret's Art Deco pearl bracelet
Queen of England's love token——EdinburghWedding bracelet
Queen of EnglandElizabeth II also has an Art Deco Style bracelet, it was a wedding gift given to her by Prince Philip . The diamonds used on it, like their engagement ring, came from the crown of the prince’s mother, Princess Alice. This crown made of diamonds and aquamarines was one of the gifts Princess Alice received when she got married. It came from her uncle, Tsar Nicholas II. It can be said that this is also an inheritance of love.
Princess Alice wore a diamond and sapphire tiara
Edinburgh wedding bracelet
In 1946, Philip commissioned London jeweler Philip Antrobus to remove the Alice tiara and redesign the engagement ring and this bracelet as a token of their love. The bracelet is inspired by Art Deco style and uses geometric lines as design elements. The entire bracelet is extremely bright and has become the Queen's lifelong love, worn on various important occasions.
Elizabeth II wears the Edinburgh Bracelet
Elizabeth II wore the bracelet many times during her 73-year marriage to Prince Philip, including in her official 25th wedding anniversary portrait and her Diamond Jubilee portrait. later lent it to Princess Kate to wear. How should I put it, I secretly expected Kate to get this bracelet. After all, her love with Prince William is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people than Charles Camilla~
Kate wears an Edinburgh wedding bracelet
The Duchess of Windsor's Van Cleef & Arpels Wedding bracelet
Another one as a token of love Art Deco style bracelet belonging to the Duchess of Windsor. When she got married, she received a Van Cleef & Arpels sapphire and diamond Jarretière bracelet as a gift from the Duke. She wore it in her wedding photos, along with a matching brooch in Something Blue, custom made by Duke from Van Cleef & Arpels and engraved with their secret love message - "For our contract 18.V.37".
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor wedding photos
Van Cleef & Arpels Jarretière bracelet sapphire, diamond
This bracelet was made in 1937. The Art Deco style of this period was bold and heavy, drawing inspiration from the modern art and architecture movement popular at the time. uses the brand’s signature secret inlay technology to arrange the exaggerated sapphire “center” with a sense of order, as if connected to a large diamond bracelet.
The Duchess of Windsor's wedding bracelet
Mae West's "Nothing to do with kindness" diamond bracelet
Mae West, a Hollywood star active in the 1940s, may be a little unfamiliar to everyone, but she was indeed one of the most popular and talented actresses at that time. Not only was she a hot star on Broadway, she also entered Hollywood at the age of 39 and successfully turned the tide and saved Paramount, which was on the verge of bankruptcy at the time. Because she is not only an actor, but also a successful screenwriter. From the first movie, she began to adapt her own lines and use her "puns" to show witty humor.
Mae West
In fact, she can be regarded as the earliest "talk show actress". Among the lines she rewrote for herself, one of the most popular memes is also related to jewelry:
When a woman sees the jewelry she is wearing, she says: "Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!" (Oh my God, what a beautiful diamond!)"
She replied: "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie (dear, this has nothing to do with kindness) ”
Mae West
Mae West did love diamonds, and by 1935 she was one of the highest-paid women in the United States.She wrote in her autobiography: "With such income, I can always pay for my jewelry." Mae West collects a variety of styles of jewelry, especially favoring the 1930s style wide geometric diamond bracelets and various large diamond rings.
Mae West
Among them, Mae West's most famous jewelry is an Art Deco-style diamond wide bracelet. The fine diamond lines outline the geometric patterns. It is dazzling from a distance, and the close view is full of exquisite details. She will stack bracelets with a large amount of jewelry to fully show the stage style. After all, she is a "female protagonist" who asks to follow her all the time.
Mae West's Art Deco Diamond Bracelet
Mae West's death, her jewelry was bequeathed to her partner, Charles Krauser, who never thought of selling it, but instead treated it as a memory of true love, and it didn't come to the market until after his death in 1999. Antique jeweler Neil Lane was moved by this love story and collected this extra-wide diamond Art Deco bracelet for his Archive Collection and used it as a non-sale item to lend it to celebrities only on occasional special occasions.
Madonna wore Mae West's diamond bracelet in her 2006 video "Hollywood"
For example, Madonna wore this bracelet in her 2006 MV, Katherine Zeta Jones wore it in "Chicago", Neil Lane said: "I think they are all women like Mae West, independent, sexy and talented, Mae If you know, you'd be happy that they can wear it. ”
Katherine Zeta Jones Wear Mae West's diamond bracelet in Chicago
Elizabeth Taylor's Art Deco Egyptian Revival Bracelet
How can Hollywood celebrity jewelry collectors miss Elizabeth Taylor? Her jewelry collection is so rich that it can cover almost every style. This highly representative Art Deco style bracelet will definitely not be absent. And she is also a more age-specific Egyptian Revival Bracelet.
Elizabeth Taylor has an indissoluble bond with Egypt
It is said that this bracelet once belonged to Nazli Sabri, the queen of King Fuad in Egypt. After the royal family stepped down, it was acquired by Harry Winston. Considering that Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were in love because of " Cleopatra ", it was perfect for him to buy this bracelet and give it to his sweetheart. This is also a very representative work in the Art Deco style, and it also shows the geometric lines and the popular Egyptian style at that time.
Elizabeth Taylor Art Deco Style Egyptian Revival Bracelet
Daisy Followes Van Cleef Arpels Removable Emerald Diamond Bracelet
Daisy Followes is one of the most famous socialites in the 1920s. She shines in the fashion circle with her bold and exquisite avant-garde style, and often takes blockbusters as a clothing editor. Of course, she has her own jewelry collection and has become a veritable trend Icon, leading the fashion trend at that time.
Daisy Fellowes Wear Van Cleef & Arpel Manchette bracelet
was born in the most popular era of Art Deco. Daisy Fellowes of course also collected classic bracelets, but unlike Elizabeth Taylor, her Van Cleef & Arpel Art Deco style bracelet draws inspiration from Indian style and blends it with geometric elements to form a unique tassel design.
Van Clerk Arpel Manchette Bracelet
926 She customized the first emerald and diamond bracelet from Van Clerk Arpellet. She created a wide bracelet with clever diamonds and platinum, but the hanging emerald beads showed a strong oriental style. After , she customized the second identical bracelet in 1928. Van Clerk Arpels cleverly designed them as multifunctional jewelry - the two bracelets connected to form a gorgeous Choker necklace.
Van Cleef & Arpels Detachable Manchette Bracelet
Why bracelets are so easy to "stand out"
Art Deco style jewelry is very familiar to Jimei who love jewelry, because it is always "popular". Looking at this year's high-end jewelry releases, Cartier once again came up with a combination of onyx and emeralds, Boucheron presented a huge Indian-style bib necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels paid tribute to the brand's classic hidden inlay and launched a whole new chapter, and Messika rediscovered the charm of the Egyptian pharaoh... You have to admit, Art Deco Style is back ~
Because it is the most perfect "picture" for jewelry masters
But among all jewelry categories, bracelets may be the easiest work to stand out, because its long strip style can become the most perfect "canvas" for jewelry masters, allowing them to express their creativity. Whether it is Egyptian-style "ancient murals", Indian-style "mysterious patterns", or Chinese-style bold colors, or even Art Deco's most basic geometric pattern of platinum and diamond combinations, they can all be displayed on this thick or thin jewelry.
Van Cleef & Arpels designed various Art Deco style bracelets at the beginning of the last century.
After all, this slender and square style itself is a geometric shape , which is perfectly consistent with the Art Deco style. It can easily display patterns composed of geometric lines, sharp angles, sharp contrasts between light and dark, and eye-catching color combinations.
Boucheron Art Deco style bracelet, 1925 Platinum, gold, diamond, ruby sapphire, emerald, enamel
Boucheron Art Deco style bracelet, 1925
Because of its changeable style, you can boldly stand out.
Although Art Deco is often associated with geometric styles, its style was colorful because the 1920s was a time of great exploration around the world. You will see influences on jewelry from Egypt, China, India, etc.
The discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 caused the popularity of ancient Egyptian style. Lacloche Freres adopted a design method similar to the "two-square continuous" pattern for Egyptian-style jewelry. Their bracelets became the perfect carrier of Egyptian murals, with platinum bases and rubies, sapphires, emeralds, onyx and diamonds depicting Egyptian patterns, symbols and hieroglyphs. This concise abstract line perfectly displays the charm of Art Deco style, and this style can only be displayed on the bracelet. Other jewelry does not have such perfect space to tell a story~
Lacloche Frères' Egyptian bracelet 1925 gold, platinum, diamond, turquoise, sapphire Onyx, black pearl, smoky quartz, tourmaline
Egyptian bracelet by Lacloche Frères, 1925 Platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds
Cartier is the " Far East style expert". There is no Chinese style, Indian style, Japanese style that they are not good at. Various oriental-style materials, patterns, and craftsmanship have been captured and reproduced in front of European and American audiences.
Cartier found the gem carving skills of the ancient Mughal Empire from the luxurious jewelry collection of the Indian Maharaja and created the Tutti Frutti jewelry style. New gemstone combinations such as onyx, jade, turquoise, and coral were introduced from China to outline and color the bracelet. It may be a concrete pattern full of order, or it may be a full color palette, but it all carries the unique exotic flavor of that era.Again, bracelets are still the best carrier for Cartier's bright colors, because they are small in size and easy to match. After all, not everyone can hold on to Tutti Frutti Bib Necklace Drop~
Because of its innovative material and rich texture,
Because of its innovative material, rich and varied texture
, another jewelry master, Suzanne Belperron, is more bold, using large pieces of crystal as engraving material, and of course, the most popular platinum of that era, carving geometric lines in modern style. 's translucent texture complements diamonds and metal, and the hard and soft texture collide with a brand new jewelry language. These works like sculptures are also suitable for showing the wrist style. They are not big or small in size, more eye-catching than rings and brooches, and have higher comfort than necklaces.
Because it is "smart" and comes with its own craft collection value
Maybe you think these are not so rare materials or small carat gems will affect the collection value? Lisa Hubbard, senior vice president of Sotheby's International Jewelry Department, said: "While the value of some jewelry may only show the value of its gemstones, Art Deco jewelry is more than that, it reflects the collector's recognition of its design and craftsmanship value.
In 2001, the Rubel Freres wave bracelet was sold at Christie's for $336,000, and in 2010, it came to Christie's for $506,500.
Art Deco style bracelets also carried many new breakthroughs in craftsmanship. At that time, jewelry craftsmen invented the diamond-cut gemstones, which were specially cut to meet the jewelry design needs of Art Deco geometric styles. Gemstones of various shapes such as trapezoids, semicircles, triangles, etc. can be arbitrarily arranged into patterns. Van Cleef and Arpels can be said to be one of the typical representatives of the time. Their exclusive hidden inlay method was the craft innovation of this period.
1925, Van Cleef & Arpels won the Grand Prix at the Paris Art Deco Expo with its hidden red and white rose bracelet.
Through a hidden inlay, the diamond-cut gemstones can be placed side by side to form a mosaic-like colorful surface without any visible metal in the middle. gemstones can not only form the most delicate picture, but also show the perfect curve of geometric shapes in three dimensions.
Van Clerk Arpels Invisible inlay bracelet, 1936
If it was the most popular platinum diamond bracelet at that time, you can see diamonds of different cut shapes exquisitely forming rich geometric patterns.
Van Cleef & Arpels Art Deco style diamond bracelet, 1928
Art Deco The most popular period was various wide or narrow flexible bracelets, which were bold in style but easy to wear. They all adopted complex cutting and inlay technology, which had the dual collection value of art and craftsmanship.
000 star Marion Morehouse stacked with multiple Art Deco style bracelets, 1929
Socialites like to stack them. The most versatile one is the platinum diamond model. It can win by quantity, it is dazzling to the extreme and attracts you at a glance. The most stylish one is the exotic design. Egyptian, Indian or Chinese style can make the wearer unique, so what are you still hesitating about? If you want to buy Art Deco style jewelry in , bracelets are your best choice!
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