A lovely Art Nouveau silver stickpin, the asymmetrically-shaped head featuring a medallist portrait of a maiden plucking the petals from a daisy. In Victorian flower symbolism, the daisy represented innocence, so the image of a maiden plucking away the petals carried a certain meaning beyond “He loves me, he loves me not”. The edges of the head are finished with pierced whiplash curves in the Art Nouveau taste. The medal is signed by Lucien Jean Henri Cariat, a noted French medallist of the era. The pin is fully hallmarked.

Origin: France, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Size: 3” overall length; head, 11/16” x 11/16”. Weight: 3.9 grams.

A lovely silver, plique-a-jour enamel, mother-of-pearl, and paste pendant in the German Art Jugendstil or Nouveau taste. The pendant is worked with very attractive enameled cells in shades of teal, cream and rose. German Art Nouveau pieces from the Pforzheim school tend to be more linear and symmetrical than those from France, and this piece is a classic example. The use of a collet-set mother-of-pearl oval is the center position is very typical of the work of Otto Prutscher, the leading German Art Nouveau jewelry designer. The back is marked "Depose 900" and is signed "HS" or "SH".

Origin: Germany, ca. 1900. Condition: appears to be converted from a brooch; no enamel damage. Size: 1-1/8" x 1"; chain 16-1/2" long. Weight: 6.3 gr.

A very pretty pair of sterling silver earrings in the shape of pansies. The petals are beautifully enameled in realistic shades of violet and yellow. The basse taille engraved silver underneath the translucent enamel suggests the silky, velvety texture of the petals. The backs retain the original screwbacks marked “Sterling”.

Origin: America, ca. 1940. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, all original. Size: 3/4" x 3/4". Weight: 6.5 grams.

Lovely Art Nouveau sterling silver bar pin comprised of three maidens with flowing hair. Each of the faces is cast and is solid. Each is marked "Sterling", as is the c-clasp fastener.

Origin: America, circa 1890. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-11/16" x 9/16". Weight: 6.0 grams.