Jewelry

Art Nouveau buckles

Buckle made of silver with cloisonne enamel width 8.9 cm Fyodor Ruckert Moscow circa 1895.
Buckle made of silver with cloisonne enamel width 8.9 cm Fyodor Ruckert Moscow circa 1895.

Nowadays, a strap with a buckle is rarely present in women’s clothing. Clothing has become looser and more functional than a hundred years ago.

But at the beginning of the twentieth century, the belt buckle was not only a buckle, but also an ornament. The strap emphasized the thin waist, and the buckle drew attention to this fact. Jewelers made buckles from precious metals, decorated with precious stones and enamels. The shape and design of these buckles reflects the fashion of the time like in a mirror. In them you will see all the favorite motifs of the Art Nouveau era: peacocks and nymphs, flowers and snakes, scarabs and dragonflies, languid girls and flowing smooth lines.

Silver gilded double buckle with amethyst and opal length 15.4 cm Rene Lalique circa 1900.
Silver gilded double buckle with amethyst and opal length 15.4 cm Rene Lalique circa 1900.
Bronze gilded peacock buckle length 12 cm Rene Lalique for Tiffany circa 1900.
Bronze gilded peacock buckle length 12 cm Rene Lalique for Tiffany circa 1900.
Enamelled gold buckle in the form of two intertwined snakes Rene Lalique circa 1900.
Enamelled gold buckle in the form of two intertwined snakes Rene Lalique circa 1900.
Gold buckle in the form of two lionesses biting a ruby and with a lions head in carved jade height 7.5 cm BOUCHERON circa 1900.
Gold buckle in the form of two lionesses biting a ruby and with a lions head in carved jade height 7.5 cm BOUCHERON circa 1900.
Buckle with the image of a nymph height 6 cm F. Razumny. Belt buckle by Gustave Aubiols converted into a pendant.
Buckle with the image of a nymph height 6 cm F. Razumny. Belt buckle by Gustave Aubiols converted into a pendant.
Gold plated silver buckle with amethysts and opals height 8 cm Emile Eugene Joseph James France.
Gold plated silver buckle with amethysts and opals height 8 cm Emile Eugene Joseph James France.
Silver buckle with peacocks length 16 cm Arthur Fowler Birmingham.
Silver buckle with peacocks length 16 cm Arthur Fowler Birmingham.
Silver buckle Grasshopper decorated with horn and mother of pearl length 6.7 cm Frederick James Partridge England 1905.
Silver buckle Grasshopper decorated with horn and mother of pearl length 6.7 cm Frederick James Partridge England 1905. Art Nouveau buckles. 
Buckle depicting a nymph surrounded by orchids height 7.2 cm Emil Dropsi.
Buckle depicting a nymph surrounded by orchids height 7.2 cm Emil Dropsi.
Silver octopus buckle with four moonstone cabochons height 11.8 cm Charles Boutet de Monvel.
Silver octopus buckle with four moonstone cabochons height 11.8 cm Charles Boutet de Monvel.
Buckle in gilded silver depicting a nymph height 8 cm Eugene Alfred Lelievre.
Buckle in gilded silver depicting a nymph height 8 cm Eugene Alfred Lelievre. Art Nouveau buckles.
Silver dragonfly buckle with ten turquoise cabochons length 12.4 cm Kerr.
Silver dragonfly buckle with ten turquoise cabochons length 12.4 cm Kerr.
Buckle with flowers and tinted buckle with poppies in silver Kerr.
Buckle with flowers and tinted buckle with poppies in silver Kerr.
Silver buckle depicting a nymph among flowers height 9.5 cm Unger Brothers.
Silver buckle depicting a nymph among flowers height 9.5 cm Unger Brothers.
Art Nouveau buckles Japanese style silver buckle length 17.2 cm TIFFANY Co..
Japanese style silver buckle length 17.2 cm TIFFANY Co..
Art Nouveau buckles Silver clasp in the form of cyclamen flowers with enamel and gilding length 16 cm TIFFANY Co..
Silver clasp in the form of cyclamen flowers with enamel and gilding length 16 cm TIFFANY Co..
Art Nouveau buckles Enamelled silver buckle with sixteen cabochons of grapes 5.8 cm long William Hutton Sons 1903.
Enamelled silver buckle with sixteen cabochons of grapes 5.8 cm long William Hutton Sons 1903.
Art Nouveau buckles Enamelled silver buckle with fourteen opals length 14.2 cm..
Enamelled silver buckle with fourteen opals length 14.2 cm..
Art Nouveau buckles Silver buckle with fourteen opals length 5.4 cm MERLE MEYER 1902.
Silver buckle with fourteen opals length 5.4 cm MERLE MEYER 1902.
Art Nouveau buckles Buckle with peacocks in silver decorated with enamel length 7.2 cm Birmingham 1900.
Buckle with peacocks in silver decorated with enamel length 7.2 cm Birmingham 1900. Art Nouveau buckles. 
Art Nouveau buckles Silver tulip buckle length 7.7 cm designed by Archibald Knox for LIBERTY Co. England 1899.
Silver tulip buckle length 7.7 cm designed by Archibald Knox for LIBERTY Co. England 1899.
Art Nouveau buckles Buckle in silver with enamel length 7.2 cm designed by Archibald Knox for H. Haseler England 1907.
Buckle in silver with enamel length 7.2 cm designed by Archibald Knox for H. Haseler England 1907.
Art Nouveau buckles CYMRIC buckle in silver with enamel and turquoise length 4.8 cm designed by Archibald Knox for LIBERTY Co. England 1900.
CYMRIC buckle in silver with enamel and turquoise length 4.8 cm designed by Archibald Knox for LIBERTY Co. England 1900.
Art Nouveau buckles Buckle in silver with enamel length 7.2 cm Max J. Gradl 1900.
Buckle in silver with enamel length 7.2 cm Max J. Gradl 1900.
Art Nouveau buckles Art Nouveau buckles Gold plated silver fish buckle length 6 cm Karl Stratmann 1900.
Gold plated silver fish buckle length 6 cm Karl Stratmann 1900.
Art Nouveau buckles Silver cat buckle length 9.5 cm Francois Rupert Carbine 1900.
Silver cat buckle length 9.5 cm Francois Rupert Carbine 1900.
Belt buckle in the form of a cartouche made of silver with cloisonne enamel width 5.8 cm Fyodor Ruckert Moscow 1899 1908.
Belt buckle in the form of a cartouche made of silver with cloisonne enamel width 5.8 cm Fyodor Ruckert Moscow 1899 1908.
Silver buckle with cloisonne enamel and garnets width 2.7 cm Fyodor Ruckert Moscow circa 1910.
Silver buckle with cloisonne enamel and garnets width 2.7 cm Fyodor Ruckert Moscow circa 1910.