Art Deco Lilac Paste Riviere

Art Deco Lilac Paste RiviereON HOLD Gorgeous pale lilac pastes festoon this antique riviere necklace that was most likely made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s. The stones are simply cut with pyramidal facets front and back, with a square table formed by truncating the top point of one side essentially the cut is that most archaic of diamond cuts, the table cut. They're secured in square mounts with four long claws holding each stone in place; simple yet striking geometry in

with little fleur-de-lis motifs over a hatched ground around the base and a looping frame leading up to the bail

Crafted from solid 18 carat yellow gold

“No barriers between artists and craftsmen"

round and graduated towards the middle

Nephthys was clearly viewed as a morbid-but-crucial force of heavenly transition

Though simple in design it's beautifully made

displays something of an unusual greenish-grey tint

filled with noble flowers by my husband [Zephyrus

creating leather and home goods

the head gives this ring its name

and likely retailed in their London showroom at 77-79 Farrington Road

The Shibayama (芝山象嵌細工) technique was created by Ōnoki Senzō