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Diamonds played a starring role in the exclusive diamond jewelry pieces sold for the very first time to the public at auction of the Crown Jewels of France in Paris.

Twinkling Nine Stone Channel Set Round Diamond Anniversary Ring in Platinum & 14k Gold

he precious jewelers continued to make diamond jewelry in the similar mode throughout the 1890s, when they set diamonds in the regal-looking style of Louis XV, especially Empress Eugenie's jewelry, creating pieces to emphasize the centerpiece gem splendor in the impressive jewel.

Glittering Five Stone Channel Set Round Diamond Anniversary Ring in Gold & Platinum Ring Size 3 to 8

Sparkling Platinum Diamond Wedding Band Dressed With Small Side Diamonds Size 3 to 8

The style, known as Art Nouveau named after its creator Rene' Lalique jeweler who intriduced a totally complete style with nature and fantasy themes and using many different materials, especially enamel, that contributed to the jewel as a work of art.

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The use of diamonds was in a new style very different from the regal-looking style of Louis XV, or any other previous style associations and assumed a new figuarative character.

Finely Crafted Diamond Eternity Wedding Band Milgrain Edge & Side Halo of Diamonds in Gold

Lalique used diamonds for their aesthetic reasons rather than their intrinsic value, working at the highest level of manufacturing constituted a dramatic change. Diamonds in the hands of a jeweler like Lalique became artistic materials.

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At the turn of the century, jewelry with emphasis on design and craftsmanship, diamonds propelled Bijoux into a realm of higher and better intrinsic value amond the precious jewelry clients.

Two Row Channel Set Round Diamond Anniversary Band with 2.0 cts Round Diamonds in Gold

The new chartacter of Bijopux enabled jewelers to create a fine balance between contemporary and historical fine arts.

Five Stone Channel Set Round Anniversary Diamond Ring in 1.0 cts tw in Platinum & Gold

Designer Eight Stone Prong Set Diamond Ring in 0.50 carats to 2.0 carats tw in Platinum

Designer Seven Stone Prong Set Diamond Ring in Platinum & 14k White, Yellow Gold

Designer Six Stone Prong Set Diamond Anniversary Ring in 0.50 cts to 2.0 ts Ring Size 3 to 8

The less precious materials had most of the gems centered, with the discovery of South African mines, the flood of diamonds created plentyful supply and bijoux jewelers took advantage of available gems.

Engraved Sparkling Diamond Wedding Band with Sides Engraved with Scrolls & Motifs

'Must Have' Bar Set Round Diamond Eternity Band in Platinum & Gold

Splendid Double Round Diamond Eternity Bands in Ring Size 3 to 8

Sparkling Full Bezel Set Diamond Eternity Band in 1 cts and up in Platinum 950

Lalique style was imitated and similar diamond and enamel work produced by some French jewelers, in a sense offering Lalique highest form of flattery.

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At the same winds of change were sweeping through design resulting in a disenchantment eith period styles- Lelique who was the source of inspiration was absorbed in the broader context of new designs that decorative artists pusued for silver, furniture, ceramics, and textiles.

Trio of Twinkling Brilliant Cut Round Diamond Eternity Ring in Platinum

Jewelers were highly impressed with Japanese prints, and their work manifested a love of nature as well as sinuous lines with origins in landscape and a sweeping broken line called whiplash.

Sparkling Bezel Diamond Eternity Band Nestled in Platinum or Gold Channel Setting

Finely Crafted Diamond Eternity Wedding Band with Side Halo of Diamonds & Milgrain Edge

Enamel, this painterly substance, capable of graduated hues, linked Lalique's work to famous paintings of the time as certain tints of enamel was able to catch the reflection of light similar to paintings.

Brilliant Cut Round Diamond Band with Sides in Foliate Scrolls & Motifs in Gold

Lalique valued diamonds the way they reracted light and enjoyed creating a variety f visual effects by experimenting with diamonds placement in his jewels.

Finely Crafted Diamond Eternity Band Decorated on both Sides Sides with Twinkling Halo of Diamonds

Three Row Diamond Eternity Anniversary Rings

Bar Set Diamond Eternity Band Boredered by Two Rows of Sparkling Diamonds in Gold

Lalique designed umaginative gem-set jewelry like the singing birds - the gold of the wings and crustaceous tail are lightly colored with a thin layer of transparent green enamel.

Micropave Encrusted Brilliant Cut Round Diamonds with Wavy Diamond Frame in Center in Gold

Far from a traditional feminine flower, its spiky stem inspired Lalique, who emphasized its prickles by delineating them in diamonds

Sparkling Wide Diamond Eternity Band Micropave & Bezel Set Diamonds in Platinum

Diamonds in small clusters highlighted the wings of peacocks, wasps, and other soaring fantasy creatures.

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Diamond in flat expanses were set densely in landscapes themed scenes defing water, earth, and vegetation. The stigmas and buds of flowers were formed by single diamonds

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Natural world included no garden-variety flowers and included elements of wilderness and seenity: Japanese cherry leaves with clouds of blossoms, exotic orchids, sycamore seedpods, and thistles with bristling stingers populated jewels.

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Jewels depicting human figures, from classical nymphs, sylphs expressed joy to medieval saints, angels exuded purity. Lalique's designs emphasized drama contributing entirely different themes - the

Platinum Brush Finish & Burnish Set Round Diamond Anniversary Ring for Men & Women in Gold

Official French jewelry association recognized Art Nouveau jewelry and won its approval as regal-looking Louis XVI sold at the auction of the Diamonds of the Crown Jewel recalled the all-too-recent fiasco and they wanted to encourage the trade
to create new jewelry for a new century artistic jewelry with enamel and diamonds competed well with all-diamond jewelry.

Micropave Round Diamond Eternity Band in Platinum & Gold

Lalique won the praise in reviews and texts, trade publications and decorative art magazenes and his shapes, subjects, and materials were often stolen.

Platinum Semi-Bezel Set Round Diamond Eternity Ring

butterflies make experiments of this in their descent, fall towards the centre by the shortest way

Platinum Channel & Prong Set Round Diamonds Ring with Milgrain Edges

Other master jewelers were Rene' Foy, Gaston Lafitte, and Gabriel Falguieres - produced diamond jewelry using diamonds to good effect as dramatic decorations.

Bar Set Baguette & Round Diamond Anniversary Ring in Platinum

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The regal-looking diamond styles of Louis XV and Louis XVI purveyed by jewelers around the world changed as a result of it.

Classic Five Stone Diamond Half Eternity Band in Ring Size 3 to 8

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Classic Nicropave Round Diamond Half Diamonf Eternity Band

Unlike the Art Nouveau jewelers, bijoux jewelers they continued with the old techniques and brought old forms, like cameos and portrait medals, to jewelry and did not compete with the formal diamond styles.

Micropave Diamond Anniversary & Platinum Band in Size 3 to8

colection of orchids - the spread petal orchid brooch - boasts the brilliant colors and shape of the flamboyant flower - only exception to nature's design, diamonds were added to increase the jewel's light and sparkle it beats everything...surpasses
in value except the Crown Jewels of France.

Three Stone Diamond Anniversary Ring in Platinum & Gold

The versatility of the diamond was demonstrated by Bijoux as well as Art Nouveau jewelers - they proved it could be matched with almost any substance the gem bathed the artisans' handiwork with light and brought out the color and texture.

Five Stone Round Diamond Bar Set Diamond Anniversary Ring in Gold

Bijoux as well as Art Nouveau jewelers stylized nature - flowers were copied and reproduced the shape, even their most delicate folds and curves, but to adorn the corsage of the hair, they left out color where diamonds will look better.

Five Stone Round Diamond Prong Set Anniversary Diamond Band

This is why we often see enameled flowers with diamond stamina acoompanied with well-drawn leaves made of gatherings of brilliants; the stalk itself glitters.

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Flowers were generally composed of articulated gold petals colored by enamels with diamonds accenting the pistils and outling the leaves - American First Lady Frances Cleveland impressive all-diamond daisy pin with white diamond petals and yellow diamond center - the diamonds were the true colors of the daisy.

Princess Cut Diamond Five Stone Bar Set Diamond Anniversary Ring

Five Stone Graduated Diamond Anniversary Engagement Ring

Five Round Diamond Semi Bezel Set Diamond Anniversary Band in Gold

Sparklig Five Round Stone Diamond Bezel Set Diamond Band in Platinum

Three Stone Diamond Ring in Platinum & 14K White Yellow Gold

each resource had the potential of storytelling; each surface had specific properties that added beauty of narrative.

Five Stone Princess Cut Diamond Anniversary Wedding Ring in Gold

A jewel containing an ivory plaque of a Greek dancer used diamonds mounted on the sides like a curtain on a stage. Symmetrical lotus flowers and ivy curled around the border.

Five Stone Princess Cut Diamond Anniversary Wedding Ring in Gold

The frame of the ivory plaque and the threads forming the necklace introduced color - green and blue enamels made a scaffolding offest by two bails - woven blue, green, and white delicate threads formed the delicate tassel.

Seven Stone Princess Cut Diamond Anniversary Wedding Ring in Gold

Princess Cut Diamond Five Stone Prong Set Diamond Ring in Gold

Platinum Round Diamond Seven Stone Prong Set Diamond Rings.

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Blue Diamond & White Diamond Fancy Diamond Five Stone Wedding & Anniversary Ring in Platinum

Green Diamond & White Diamond Fancy Diamond Five Stone Wedding & Anniversary Ring in Size 3 to 8

Purple Diamond & White Diamond Fancy Diamond Five Stone Diamond Wedding & Anniversary Ring

Five Stone Pink Diamond & Whit Diamonds Wedding & Anniversary Ring in Platinum & White Gold

Five Stone Yellow Diamond & White Diamond Wedding & Anniversary Band in Polished Platinum 950

Five Stone Blue Diamond & White Diamond Diamond Wedding & Anniversary Ring in Gold

Five Stone Pink Diamond & White Diamond Ring in 1.0 cts tw in Ring Size 3 to 8 in 14k White Gold8

Five Stone Yellow Diamond & White Diamond Fancy Diamond Ringin Platinum & 14k Gold

For the most part, different sizes of circular-cut diamonds set in platinum create the curvilinear pattern. Large marquise and pear-shaped diamonds formed central and drop elements.

Seven Stone Ruby & Diamond Illusion Set Diamond Ring in Gold

Silver was regarded as the appropriate metal for formal diamond jewelry made in Luois VX and Louis XVI diamond style because of its long tradition as a favorite of kings and queens.

Five Stone Blue Sapphire & Diamond Prong Set Ring in Platinum

Even after jewelers made platinum workable and perfected elegant platinum and diamond jewels some still demanded silver mountings.

Five Stone Emerald & Diamond Prong Set Ring in Size 3 to 8

New Arrivals - 5 Stone Pink Sapphire & Diamond Wedding Ring

5 Stone Purple Sapphire & Diamond Half Eternity Band in Gold

5 Stone Purple Sapphire & Diamond Bar Set Wedding Band in Platinum

Equipped with new tools and technology, jewelers experimented with platinum producing endless variations on bows, ribbons, and swags, motifs into curls and swirls.

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Knife-edge platinum spokes spread their sharp edges, grillwork created webs of platinum threads, crocheted platinum radiated out in curvilinear patterns, and millegrain, small beads, covered the surface of the jewels. Almost all platinum jewels of the era used millegrain.