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Styles / Periods

Throughout history, different eras have different styles. This section has information on the different styles used during different periods of history.

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Slim rectangular case with hinged lid, decorated with a geometric pattern in green, black and white
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Art Deco

Art Deco became popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was a movement against the naturalistic feel of the Art Nouveau designs. Art Deco drew together various elements, such…
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Mirror Silversmith:Johann Valentin Gevers (German, ca. 1662–1732)
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Baroque

Baroque  is a highly ornate and often extravagant style of architecture, music, painting, sculpture and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th until the mid-18th century. It…
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A French Art Nouveau silver-gilt box and cover Circa 1900, maker's mark 'BERTRANDT'
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Art Nouveau

The Art Nouveau style was developed internationally in the 1880's and lasted until around 1914. Art Nouveau styles were seen in metal work, including silver, public buildings, advertisements and private…
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Frame for a miniature: silver gilt with rococo scrolls and cherubs.
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Rococo

The Rococo style of art and design began in France in the early 18th century and was soon introduced to England in the early 1720's. It followed on from the…
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Cylindrical tankard, the base with applied grapevine and dolphin feet,
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Neoclassical

The Neoclassical Style became popular in the second half of the 18th Century. Neo-classical Style is largely based on the classical styles of Ancient Greece and Rome. It was a…
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Miniature Gothic Triptych Shrine
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Gothic Silver

Gothic Silver. The Gothic style first appeared in the 12th century in the area around Paris. In architecture, Gothic buildings employed a variety of new techniques to pierce walls with…
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Jacobean silver chalice Thomas Buttell
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Elizabethan and Jacobean Silver

Although Elizabethan and Jacobean silver was mainly used for ecclesiastical silver and coins the rapid growth in population and expansion of the middle and upper classes lead to a significant…
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