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Art Nouveau woman with birds stickpin. (SP9665)

Lady with the Birds


Art Nouveau woman with birds stickpin. (SP9665)

A lovely Art Nouveau stickpin of a woman sharing a chat or maybe just a moment of quiet contemplation with a flock of small birds.  The beautifully rendered scene is finely detailed.  Note the small flowers in the woman's flowing hair and the slender twigs on which the birds perch.  

Jewelry artists in the Art Nouveau era created beautiful jewels which often blended themes of nature and fantasy into wonderful scenes of evocative whimsy.  This finely crafted stickpin is a beautiful example. Created by Krementz & Co. in 14kt gold circa 1900.

The back of the stickpin is finely finished and polished - please excuse the shadowy reflections from my camera.  When worn the stickpin is secured with a sturdy pin stem.  Along the side of the pin stem "14K" is stamped for the purity of the gold along with the maker's mark of Krementz & Co. (the stylized profile of a collar button).

Cost:  $495

Measurements:  This 14kt gold stickpin is 2 1/2" long and weighs 2.5 grams. The round top is  1/2" in diameter.




Art Nouveau woman with birds stickpin. (SP9665)


The Story of Krementz Art Nouveau Jewelry

Although Art Nouveau jewelry was first created in France during the late 1800's, the style was soon embraced by jewelers in the United States.  Among the early adopters of Art Nouveau design was Krementz & Company,  a fine jewelry maker based in Newark, New Jersey.  The firm's history tells of how in the mid 1890s one of the sons of George Krementz, the firm's founder, embarked on a bicycle trip through Europe while on summer break from Yale.  During his travels he became enchanted with the exotic jewels of the Art Nouveau and upon his return urged his father to embrace the new style.  This stickpin was likely a result of the son's foresight and passion.



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