Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Maiden Pendant blackamoor if the wires are original

if the wires are original

It’s been used decoratively since classical times

One can easily imagine this chain accompanying its original owner through decades of changing fashions

The ring is handcrafted in sterling silver and marked '925' on the back of the band

Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Maiden Pendant blackamoor if the wires are originalShe emerges from a garden of silver flowers like a figure from an Art Nouveau poster, mysterious and softly romantic, framed by curling blossoms and flowing botanical lines. There is an unmistakable sense of movement in the design, the way the flowers twist around her face as though she is part muse, part woodland spirit. Pieces like this captured the imagination at the turn of the twentieth century, when jewelry became less about rigid formality and