Boucheron Belle Époque style flower shape necklace

Boucheron Belle Époque style Loie series flower shape necklace

In the mid-19th century, industrial revolution in full swing, the artist in order to counter the industrialized products, praised the natural beauty of the natural, flower-shaped jewelry have emerged, the vivid floral leaf design to make nobility adding the natural charm of luxury.

1910 platinum diamond necklace
(2009 New York Christie's auction)

Belle Époque prosperity, expensive platinum in addition won the love of the royal family, but also increasingly popular open to ordinary people, but platinum is very hard, and good toughness characteristics, it was considered to be the best jewelry material that could achieve jewelry design and process of Belle Époque period, it has been extensively used platinum jewelry works at the time.