Art Nouveau Jewelry – Ancient Mammoth Ivory Art Nouveau Earrings

The art nouveau period from about 1890 to the early 1910’s was a brief but glorious time of natural celebration, and it has inspired the shapes in this beautiful pair of art nouveau earrings. The art nouveau period took the natural organic world and a geometric sensibility as its fulcrum for transforming the then outdated style, which was based on historical influences. Art nouveau was fresh and free of the heavy ornamentalism that had dominated the arts previously.

Another revolutionary concept of the art nouveau period is it rejected the notion that certain arts—silversmithing, for example—were inferior to the fine arts. Virtually no art or craft escaped its influence, and all were elevated to this new graceful form. Our art nouveau earrings celebrate the period’s silversmiths and their work during the art nouveau period.

This piece of art nouveau jewelry is made with layered sterling silver for a structured look, and with ancient mammoth ivory that is over 15,000 years old. Our ancient mammoth ivory has lain buried for millennia, coming to us as a piece of history. To hold a piece of mammoth ivory in your hand is to be transported back to a time when these extraordinary beasts still roamed the earth. Ancient mammoth ivory is prized for its unique story and the touch of fine quality it lends to jewelry, art, and fine crafts.