Whiteside & Blank Art Nouveau Iris Brooch etsy_on rose gold for the wings

rose gold for the wings and tail and green gold to accent the foliate forms

Bohemian garnets cover every millimeter with colors ranging from the deepest claret to glowing hot passion

Fourteen natural rubies add their

Eight natural rubies

Whiteside & Blank Art Nouveau Iris Brooch etsy_on rose gold for the wingsArt Nouveau was a new aesthetic arising around the turn of the 20th century which developed through the close examination of natural forms. Followers of the movement saw art and design as part of everyday life and in ordinary objects. Jewelry was especially receptive to these ideas focusing its dependence on aesthetics rather than on costly gemstone content. Fabricated by the firm of Whiteside & Blank, one of the players in the national jewelry center