Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery
Cuttlefish. Superb Symbolist Brooch. Gold Enamel Pearl Ruby. Marks – ‘WLC’ monogram. German, c.1900. Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery
Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery (1861-1918)
German goldsmith Cranach worked in the Art Nouveau style, and his beautiful works are often confused with other jewelers’. Wilhelm Cranach worked as a forester, portrait painter, designer, and silversmith. He became known in Berlin as an artist of applied art and a jeweler since 1900.
Exquisite Art Nouveau jewelry by Wilhelm von Lucas Cranach was similar in design to the jewelry of the famous French jeweler Rene Jules Lalique. In fact, Cranach jewelry at its core is the intersection of the boundaries of art and jewelry. Thus, William Lucas Cranach has revolutionized the traditional art of jewelry. Traditionally, the motifs of his jewelry included plants and flowers, natural wonders, and zoomorphic themes. Snake, as part of the historical coat of arms of Cranach, the head of Medusa the Gorgon were made in the style of the late 19th – early 20th century.
Snake design Art Nouveau gold pendant
Drawing by Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach. Nachtliche Szene mit Elfentanz, 1908. Oil on Canvas
Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery
Mythological Medusa pib-brooch Art Nouveau jewellery
Snake theme ring made of gold
Fighting lions ring
Snake motif Art Nouveau gold pendant
Nature inspired Art Nouveau jewellery by Cranach (1861-1918)
Tintenfisch und Schmetterling’ (Octopus and Butterfly). Circa 1900
Floral motif Art Nouveau pendant
Designed by Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach, made by Gebr Friedlander, Berlin
Brooch, c. 1900. 5. x 3.8 cm. Yellow gold, engraved, three pearls, diamond splinter, ten rubies
1898 pendant. 2.8 x 2.7 cm. Silver, three pearls, five emeralds, one ruby
Cigarette box, 1915
Chimera Brooch by Cranach
