{"title":"Art Deco Jewelry","description":"\u003cp\u003eArt Deco jewelry belongs to the years between the wars — roughly 1920 to 1939 — and it broke deliberately with everything before it. Out went the garlands and lace of the Edwardian years; in came the straight line, the step, the chevron, and the hard contrast of black against white. The 1925 Paris exhibition that gave the style its name set the pattern, and jewelers translated architecture, machinery, and the art of Egypt, Africa, and the Far East into rings, bracelets, and pendants of strict geometry and confident color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe materials announce it. Onyx against rock crystal, coral against gold, enamel in saturated blocks, and diamonds cut and set to flash in lines rather than clusters. Platinum and white gold carried the finest work, their settings drawn nearly invisible. At the same moment, Bohemia's glass workshops — the Czech makers above all — produced carved and molded glass jewelry of real artistry: peacocks and flowers cut into colored glass, set in gilt filigree, and sold across Europe and America. Deco costume jewelry is not a lesser imitation of the fine work; it is the same design language, made for a wider world, and the best of it is collected as such.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRings show the period at its clearest: white gold filigree galleries pierced like lace around a single colored stone, three-stone and panel rings in stepped shoulders, and cabochons of onyx, jade, and coral in polished frames. Long necklaces, sautoirs, and station bracelets spaced their stones at intervals; pendants hung carved glass and crystal where an earlier age would have put a cameo. Marcasite — tiny pyrite crystals glittering in silver — gave evening sparkle at a fraction of diamond prices and was set by the thousand in Deco patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenuine Deco jewelry is dated by its construction as much as its look: hand-pierced filigree, milgrain edges, stones cut to the older fashions, and marks in the French, German, and Czech conventions. At Royal Regency every Deco piece is researched before it is listed — glass described as glass, stones as they test, and revival pieces in the Deco manner distinguished from jewelry of the period itself, so the geometry you buy is the geometry that was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat years are Art Deco jewelry?\u003c\/strong\u003e The style runs from about 1920 to 1939, taking its name from the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs. Its jewelry is geometric and architectural — straight lines, steps, and bold contrasts — where the Edwardian work before it was lacy and curving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat materials are typical of Art Deco jewelry?\u003c\/strong\u003e Platinum and white gold, diamonds, onyx, rock crystal, coral, jade, and enamel in the fine work; carved and molded glass, marcasite, and gilt metal in the costume work. Strong color contrast — especially black and white — is the period's signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Czech glass jewelry?\u003c\/strong\u003e The glass workshops of Bohemia, in modern Czechia, made molded and carved glass jewels — pendants, necklaces, and brooches in rich colors, often with figural designs like the peacock. Sold worldwide in the 1920s and 1930s, the finest Czech glass is now collected in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between Art Deco and Art Nouveau?\u003c\/strong\u003e Art Nouveau, earlier, flows — whiplash curves, insects, and women with streaming hair. Art Deco is its opposite: symmetry, straight edges, and geometry. A piece that curves belongs to the earlier world; a piece built of steps and angles belongs to Deco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can you tell a genuine Deco piece from a revival?\u003c\/strong\u003e Period construction is the test: hand-made filigree, old-cut stones, milgrain worked by hand, and period hallmarks. Revival jewelry in the Deco style is often cast heavier, with modern stones and modern catches — and an honest listing, like every one of ours, says which it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom Our Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces below have already been sold through Royal Regency. We keep them here as a record of the jewelry we handle — each one researched and checked before it was offered, in the same way as everything in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/deco-opal-onyx-ring.jpg?v=1792523311\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"Art Deco 14k gold doublet opal and onyx ring\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Art Deco doublet opal and onyx ring in 14-karat gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fire against jet — the opal's play of color framed by polished onyx, the Deco contrast at ring scale. Sold through our Whatnot showroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/deco-sapphire-ring.jpg?v=1792523322\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"Antique Art Deco 10k white gold and color change sapphire ring\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Art Deco color-change sapphire ring in 10-karat white gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e The sapphire that shifts its color with the light — a curiosity stone the period prized, in a white gold setting of clean lines. Sold through our Whatnot showroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/deco-diamond-station-bracelet.jpg?v=1792523332\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"Antique Art Deco platinum diamond station bracelet\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Art Deco platinum diamond station bracelet, old mine cuts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Old mine cut diamonds spaced along platinum — hand-cut stones in the hardest metal, a combination only this period made so well. Sold through our Whatnot showroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/deco-topaz-filigree-ring.jpg?v=1792523343\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"Antique Art Deco 18k white gold filigree blue topaz ring\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Art Deco filigree blue topaz ring in 18-karat white gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e Filigree drawn fine as wire lace around a blue topaz — the white gold ring work the Deco years inherited and perfected. Sold through our Whatnot showroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/deco-ruby-diamond-ring.jpg?v=1792523353\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"Antique Art Deco 18k gold natural ruby and diamond ring\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Art Deco ruby and diamond ring in 18-karat gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e A natural ruby with diamonds in warm gold — the period usually dressed in white metal, here in the metal of the century before. Sold through our Whatnot showroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/deco-rock-crystal-necklace.jpg?v=1792522881\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"Antique Art Deco faceted rock crystal and sterling silver necklace\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Art Deco rock crystal necklace in sterling silver.\u003c\/strong\u003e Faceted rock crystal drops on a fifteen-inch chain — cool, clear, and geometric. Sold through our Whatnot showroom.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"art-deco-green-glass-marcasite-pendant-necklace-16","title":"Art Deco Green Glass \u0026 Marcasite Pendant Necklace — 16\"","description":"Art Deco Green Glass \u0026amp; Marcasite Pendant Necklace\n\nA beautiful Art Deco necklace: a shield-shaped carved green glass pendant — carved in a shell-fan pattern — crossed by a sparkling marcasite-set bar, hanging from a fine chain dotted with green glass beads.\n\nDetails:\n• Carved green glass shield pendant with marcasite-set bar\n• Green glass bead stations on the chain\n• Length: 16 inches\n• Metal is NOT sterling (silver-tone white metal)\n• Ornate filigree box clasp\n• Art Deco, circa 1920s–1930s\n\nA lovely, wearable piece of Deco-era design.\n\nFree worldwide shipping.","brand":"Royal Regency Antique Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71480130011389,"sku":"DGN-1930","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5820\/3645\/files\/green-necklace-mirror-front.webp?v=1791298336"}],"url":"https:\/\/royalregencyjewelry.com\/collections\/art-deco-jewelry.oembed","provider":"Royal Regency Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}