An early twentieth century art deco riviere, featuring square-shaped 'turquoise' glass set in silver, engraved with a geometric floral design to the reverse of each panel, length 14.75 in, circa 1925. 

Jewelry during the Art Deco period (1920-1935) reflected the exuberance of the roaring twenties after a period of austerity during the first world war. Women found themselves to be liberated more fully than ever before in history, and they expressed this newfound liberation stylistically through fashion and jewelry. Bare arms and waistless dresses became the norm, often adorned with sautoirs made of pearls or other gemstones fashioned into beads. These long strands were looped around the neck or worn on the wrists as bracelets. Jewelry was forward looking, influenced by the machine age, and took on increasingly streamlined and geometric patterns. Technology in diamond cutting progressed to allow for an array of unique diamond shapes which were accented with calibre-cut colored gemstones or onyx.