Rene Delavan vintage silver jewelry

Rene Delavan vintage silver jewelry
Oak leaf with acorn solid silver brooch. 1930s. Rene Delavan vintage silver jewelry

Rene Delavan vintage silver jewelry

Born in 1896, the Parisian jeweler René Delavan became one of the outstanding French designers of the Art Deco period, along with L. Guilbaud and Jean Després. He began creating uniquely designed silverware in his artisan workshops in Paris in the early 1920s. Exquisite decoration of tableware, tea and coffee sets, sugar bowls, creamers, trays, vases and caskets brought success to the French designer.
The Delavan arts and crafts have been timeless and are still prized by collectors around the world. Thus, the record price of his pewter works reached about 10,000 US dollars at Sotheby’s auction in 2021.
Noteworthy, along with teapots and coffee pots, the designer also created jewelry made in the art deco style. His modernist silver and pewter brooches, pendants and earrings with plant motifs are highly collectible today. Traditionally, the labeling included stylized “R.Delavan” (often signed on the front), or initials R.D.. Also, “R. Delavan Decorateur Paris Etain D’Art”, “travail en marteau” (hammer work), or/and étain (pewter).
René Delavan worked actively until his death in 1958.

Art Deco leaf brooch. Silver. 1920s
Art Deco leaf brooch. Silver. 1920s
Etain D'Art Rene Delavan stamp
Etain D’Art Rene Delavan stamp
Brutalist star hammered 925 silver brooch
Brutalist star hammered 925 silver brooch
Leaf design silver brooch
Leaf design silver brooch
Maker's mark
Maker’s mark
Modernist leaf silver brooch
Modernist leaf silver brooch
Tree branch silver brooch
Tree branch silver brooch
Maker's mark
Maker’s mark
Round brooch signed 'en étain travaillé au marteau'. Hammered tin, circa 1930
Round brooch. Hammered tin, circa 1930
Poppy flower and wheat ear silver jewelry box
Poppy flower and wheat ear silver jewelry box
Art Deco tin vase. 1930s
Art Deco tin vase. 1930s
Pewter and wood vase. 1930s
Pewter and wood vase. 1930s
Maker's mark RD
Maker’s mark RD

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