Whiteside & Blank Art Nouveau Iris Brooch etsy_on 85 carats sizzles from within

85 carats sizzles from within its exceptionally clear depths

right hand splendor

This antique Edwardian ring dates to circa 1890

Fourteen natural rubies add their

Eight natural rubies

Whiteside & Blank Art Nouveau Iris Brooch etsy_on 85 carats sizzles from withinArt Nouveau was a new aesthetic arising around the turn of the 20th century which developed through the close examination of natural forms. Followers of the movement saw art and design as part of everyday life and in ordinary objects. Jewelry was especially receptive to these ideas focusing its dependence on aesthetics rather than on costly gemstone content. Fabricated by the firm of Whiteside & Blank, one of the players in the national jewelry center