Whiteside & Blank Art Nouveau Iris Brooch etsy_on right hand splendor

right hand splendor

Brilliant as the day is long

comes in at 2

Long known as one the most difficult of the enamel techniques

rose gold for the wings and tail and green gold to accent the foliate forms

Whiteside & Blank Art Nouveau Iris Brooch etsy_on right hand splendorArt 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