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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Brooch

ca. 1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stylized baskets of flowers were popular motifs for brooches during the 1920s. The angularity of much Art Deco was replaced with a softer line, although representation remained rather two-dimensional. These colourful pieces drew on a wide range of coloured gemstones and hardstones, or in this case coral and jade combined with the fashionable contrast of black and white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Platinum, diamonds, carved coral and nephrite jade, black onyx and enamel
Brief description
Brooch of enamelled platinum, set with diamonds, black onyx, carved coral and nephrite jade. Possibly made in France, about 1925.
Physical description
Brooch in the form of a vase of flowers, the vase set with diamonds, the flowers of coral with nephrite leaves
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.2cm
  • Width: 3.0cm
  • Depth: 1.4cm
Style
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Subjects depicted
Summary
Stylized baskets of flowers were popular motifs for brooches during the 1920s. The angularity of much Art Deco was replaced with a softer line, although representation remained rather two-dimensional. These colourful pieces drew on a wide range of coloured gemstones and hardstones, or in this case coral and jade combined with the fashionable contrast of black and white.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.137-2003 - Previous loan number
  • 93 - Goldstein Collection number
Collection
Accession number
M.126-2007

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Record createdApril 24, 2008
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