Antique Plique-á-Jour Silver and Enamel Pendant with Diamonds and Rubies, Art Nouveau c. 1900 purple This bracelet weighs 12 grams

This bracelet weighs 12 grams

with an eye to beauty and longevity

two of the concurrent styles of the day when this beauty was made

The shapes themselves involve an obelisk structure sitting beneath a blue crescent moon

This funky little gold cross embodies the feeling the 1960s

Antique Plique-á-Jour Silver and Enamel Pendant with Diamonds and Rubies, Art Nouveau c. 1900 purple This bracelet weighs 12 gramsSometimes when Im shopping in Europe I come across a piece of jewelry that I absolutely must have. I just cant help myself in a way, Im so overwhelmed by the beauty, the history, the rarity, and the artistry of a piece that once i pick it up and hold I find I just cant put it down. This was such a piece. I was shopping in Amsterdam, in the sunny window of my friend Lenores shop was hanging this most amazing Plique jour pendant, its enamel glowing in