When World War I began in 1914, manufacturing of jewelry came to a stop. Hard times brought on by the war marked the end of fashions and trends popular in the Art Nouveau and Edwardian...

The Edwardian era overlapped the Art Nouveau period, beginning in 1901 when Queen Victoria’s son Edward took the throne of England, and ending in 1914 with the beginning of World War I. Advances in metal...

The Victorian Era spans just over 50 years, from 1835-1890. The Era was named for Queen Victoria of England, who inherited the throne in 1837 when she was just 18 years old. Victoria was extraordinarily...