A Gold & Silver Art Nouveau Jewell Cane, France ca. 1900 

The designer of this Art Nouveau Jewell communicates the joy that plants feel when being caressed by the sun and being moved by the wind, conceived by three plants all along, where the curved lines of its stems and long leaves intertwine harmoniously. Goldsmith technique suggests high skills, combining yellow-gold and rose-gold applied on a silver surface decorated with dotted incisions. A beautiful cultured grey pearl on the terrace is the cherry on the top of this marvellous composition.

The tested Silver knob, modelled in heavy cast and finely hand chased, is 5,5 cm high x 4 cm diameter. There is an unreadable silversmith mark, it is on top of a sound malacca shaft and is finishing with a 3 cm. horn tip, the O.L. is 90 cm. Without any chips or cracks or crashes, the condition is excellent!

The Art Nouveau ornament is composed of motifs that usually comes from asymmetrical compositions, as seen on furniture, jewellery, lamps, printed fabrics, etc. Nature is the source of inspiration for this art movement. The motifs are often long-stemmed, gracefully stylized plants and flowers as lilies, chalices, irises, poppies etc.

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