Early 20th Century Art Nouveau 14ct Gold & Platinum Articulated Flower Necklace Set With Diamonds

A charming articulatedIn jewellery, an articulated piece is composed of segments with flexible connections. 14ct58.5% pure gold (or 585 parts pure gold to 415 parts other metals) gold necklace that was made in Austria circa 1910-1920.  It is a delightful flowing flower and leaves design and has been set with graduated diamonds within platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete… millgrained settings.  The leaves have incised detail.  It is typical of the prevailing Art NouveauA movement within the arts, particularly jewellery, evolving out of a response to mass production and the industrial revolution (1890-1915). Jewellery of this period was heavily influenced by nature and femininity, with its sweeping lines and organic motifs. style that was so loved by the Austrians.  Nowadays it would look amazing worn either with a plain dress or for a bride.