Art Nouveau Gold Pendant Sapphire Pearl c. 1910 bristol glass jewelry poor Mary Corben

poor Mary Corben

while bright diamonds shine at the crest like stage lights warming a starlet’s cheek

luminous pearl drop sways with graceful sophistication

their craftsmanship a testament to a time of extraordinary detail and devotion to beauty

Art Nouveau Gold Pendant Sapphire Pearl c. 1910 bristol glass jewelry poor Mary CorbenA blossom caught mid bloom, this exquisite pendant captures the tender motion of nature itself; the curving stems, the swelling buds, the luminous sheen of a petal catching the light. In the golden age of Art Nouveau, jewelry was poetry. Here, that poetry is shaped in sinuous gold, with a tiny sapphire like a dewdrop clinging to the curling vine, and two pearls, one nestled above, and one suspended like a raindrop below. Handcrafted in about 1910,