How can you tell if a bracelet is Art Deco?

Look for geometric design, platinum, millegrain edges, and a mix of old European, baguette and calibre-cut stones. Period construction is hand-pierced and hand-finished. "Art Deco style" pieces made later often use round brilliant diamonds and cast settings.

Is Art Deco jewellery platinum or white gold?

Most fine Art Deco jewellery is platinum. White gold was developed in the period as an alternative white metal and became more common in the 1930s, so some bracelets mix the two, for example a white gold clasp on a platinum bracelet.

What years is Art Deco jewellery?

Art Deco jewellery dates from about 1920 to 1935, with the style continuing in some pieces until the Second World War. It followed the Edwardian period and was succeeded by the bolder gold Retro style.

Were Art Deco bracelets worn stacked?

Yes. In the late 1920s it was fashionable to wear several diamond line or panel bracelets together on one wrist, which is why matched or near-matched Art Deco bracelets turn up today.

Art Deco Bracelets1920–1935

Art Deco bracelets from 1920 to 1935: supple platinum line bracelets set with old European and single-cut diamonds, articulated panel bracelets pierced with geometric openwork, and designs accented with calibre-cut sapphires, emeralds or rubies. The Art Deco diamond bracelet was the defining jewel of the Jazz Age wrist, worn several at a time. Every bracelet here is of the period. See all Art Deco jewellery or our antique diamond bracelets.

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