Antique Art Nouveau Jugendstil Bauhaus Gold Filled Blue Paste Locket Pendant

Just over 1 (excluding bail). Tests for gold filled, glass. For the woman who's always ahead of the trends.

This antique locket captures the essence of the avant-garde Jugendstil movement with its artful etched design and forward-thinking motif. The geometric shapes and intricate detailing create a mesmerizing interplay of light and shadow, enhanced by shimmering blue paste. A hand-hammered finish at the front and back casts light like rippling water, adding depth and dimension to this unique piece.

Bright patina with some surface wear to the gold finish along the hammered pattern that shows the rose gold patina underneath. Fresh sheen, light surface wear, and no chipping on the glass. The pair of original frames holds photos tightly in place without glass or plastic inserts. Closes firmly with a satisfying snap.

Hand-etched or hand-carved jewelry is valued because it is, by default, one of a kind. Unlike machine-made pieces, a handmade piece can never be replicated in the exact same way, and so they will always reveal the at-the-moment intent of the individual maker. Often, the pieces have a distinctively visceral feel, as though you can sense the painstaking labor that went into every aspect. Jugendstil is the German and Austrian counterpart to the more international Art Nouveau movement.

For that reason, the designs have similar characteristics as the art nouveau style - with some key differences. Most notably, Jugendstil tends to be more abstract than purely naturalistic. It included jewelry but also included all other art forms, like the visual arts and architecture.

_gsrx_vers_1608 GS 9.5 (1608).

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