Fine Art Deco Jewelry From a Trusted Source

Welcome to Your Jewelry Resource for art deco jewelry.  Since the origins of humans, jewelry has been worn to adorn our bodies, to show our status, to commemorate a special occasion, to show membership in a certain group, or to show the wearer's faith.  Jewelry has been fashioned of everything from shells, feathers and beads to gold, silver and precious stones.

Antique jewelry styles start with Gothic, before the 1600's, and proceed to the 20th century with Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Empire, Regency, Eclecticism, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco.

Art Deco jewelry and design mirror the revolution in social attitudes and in morals and many other realms that followed the break up of traditional civilization caused by World War I.  The machine age had arrived.  Art Deco design incorporated beautiful and elegant geometric shapes.  The Art Deco movement encompassed every aspect of applied art - architecture, furniture, ceramics, glass, book design and industrial design.

Designs were influenced by Oriental art, the Aztec and Mayan civilizations, art movements such as Cubism and Futurism, ethnic artifacts, native America, and ancient Egypt, following the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb.  The scarab and lotus flower were recurring motifs.  But most of all there were geometric shapes.  Art Deco jewelry sometimes incorporated unusual materials such as plastic combined with precious stones and metals.  Silver and platinum were preferred to gold because most designs were monochromatic.  The baguette and emerald cuts became very popular because of the geometrical lines of Art Deco style.

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Adin Jewelry is a fine jewelry company specializing in 19th century French antique jewelry, carrying a stock of at least 10,000 items with prices ranging between $300 and $1,000 although it does have pieces starting from $50 and going much higher than $1,000.  They also have Art Deco, Retro, religious and vintage collections, among others.

Their team of experts check every jewel and, where necessary, professionally restore the piece.  Adin also trades in precious metals and is a major buyer of second hand jewelry. They have their own repair and restoration studio and they have an experienced team of master goldsmiths and stone-setters.  Antiques come in mostly by way of their buying shops in Belgium and France and only the very best are selected for sale or restoring.  The rest are passed on to their precious metals department to be processed there.  This assures that the jewelry they sell as antiques is only what their experts consider to be fine examples of its type.

Use the wonderful search tool to find all types of one-of-a kind art deco jewelry.  Located in Belgium, they ship to the US by FEDEX for $25.00 with $3.00 added for every extra item in the same parcel.  Import duties may be imposed on items that are not considered antique (100 years or older).

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