What are the characteristics of Aret Nouveau Silver?
Aret nouveau literally translates as "new art", and at the end of the 19th century, the Art Nouveau movement became a new and popular way to look at many things, including architecture, sculpture, jewelry and objects commonly found in homes, including such household objects and silver. The household goods were no longer limited by their function, but instead became artistic and beauty, while they retain their function, and the boundaries between fine and applied art began to blur. The characteristics of Art Nouveau silver include charming lines and motifs of nature, such as birds, plants and flowers. Another main characteristic is a combination of beauty with function. Before Art Nouveau caught himself, Gorham's silver pieces were uniform and mass produced. When the movement caught, the company created Art Nouveau Silver pieces less as products and more as pieces of usable art, each piece unique and handmade. Gorham and other companies in the periodThey created silver jewelry, jewelry, letters opening, tea sets, Tureens, loving cups and other items for home and personal use.
Because the pieces were so stylized, they required many hours of fine craftsmanship. Some of the more detailed and complicated silver items required almost 100 hours. Silversmiths working in the Secevy -style style relied mainly on two techniques, called persecution and rehousé, often use both techniques together. Chasing urged Silversmith to draw silver into the desired front shapes, while Silversmith worked on silver from behind in Rehousé technique.
other motifs on Art Nouveau Silver include many scrolls, a female form with ladies' hair long and wavy animals, dragonflies, fairies and angels, with combinations with the world of nature next to the world of fantasy. These motifs were given on everything, from silver hair brushes andBrushes for cigarette holders, button hooks, thimble holders and inkjet holes. Some rare objects leaned towards eroticism, such as Sterling Silver Rehousé cigarette, whose front part is decorated with a full -fledged female naked.