Items Similar to Art Nouveau Austria Scheid RareMark Pave Zircon Silver Snake Brooch c1910

Victorian Snake Brooch of 14k Gold, Circa 1860-1880

Antique Snake Brooch in 14kt Gold, Platinum & Silver with Diamonds and Rubies

Victorian 14K Gold Enamel Snake Brooch with Rose Cut Diamonds, 1900

18K Yellow Gold Diamond & Ruby Serpent Brooch

Massive Victorian French Diamond Gold Serpent Brooch

Victorian Diamond Serpent Brooch

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 12

Art Nouveau Austria Scheid RareMark Pave Zircon Silver Snake Brooch c1910

Name: Art Nouveau Austria Scheid RareMark Pave Zircon Silver Snake Brooch c1910
Brand: Georg Adam Scheid
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

$3,995

£3,010.57

€3,520.95

CA$5,653.01

A$5,736.77

CHF 3,307.12

MX$69,462.23

NOK 38,385.26

SEK 38,795.81

DKK 26,321.37

About the Item

During the Art Nouveau period while German-born Vienna-based silversmith, niello master and entrepreneur Georg Adam Scheid (1837-1921) was prospering from a related refinery business recycling precious metal, he seems to have used refined silver to handcraft this antique cast and chased brooch featuring two intertwined highly-textural snakes adorned with pave rough-cut natural zircons, which are aquamarine, violet, blue-sapphire or colorless while also reflective of warm tones like sparkly diamonds. Without distinguishable retailer or import marks, it is clearly signed on the reverse with his own artisan maker's mark for private jewelry commissions, which was a star and crescent moon in a circle. We suspect that he adopted the combined celestial symbols after he married one of the daughters of his longtime Viennese-goldsmith partner Michael Markowitsch (who together signed "M&S" since 1862)--with the star representing the first letter of Scheid's last name and the moon of his wife's maiden name. So perhaps his wife assisted with this, given that their children and nephew later joined the family business. Scheid left his professional design partnership with Markowitsch in 1881 to open a luxurious Baroque-style boutique next door, plus a manufacturing facility. He named his independent business G.A. Scheid and began using the retail signature "G.A.S." Given the early handcrafted safety clasp from the Victorian Edwardian period, Scheid likely made this shortly after he retired in 1911, which enabled his two sons to manage the business before WWI. The twisted overlapping curvilinear design and shape of the snake heads in this brooch are similar to published textural silver belt buckles of stylized leaves (see our snapshot of one) that are attributed to him with his other maker/retailer marks. The silver has not been polished so that it continues to show its over-a-century-old age, while none of the gems are missing.

Creator:
Georg Adam Scheid
Metal:
Silver,Sterling Silver
Stone:
Aquamarine,Diamond,Sapphire,Zircon
Stone Cut:
Rough Cut
Weight:
21 g
Dimensions:
Height: 2 in (50.8 mm)Depth: 0.5 in (12.7 mm)Length: 2.5 in (63.5 mm)
Style:
Victorian
Place of Origin:
Austria
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1900-1914
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Chicago, IL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU3244221051592

More From This Seller

View All

Hammered Wire Sterling Silver Spiral Squiggle Brooch c1940s

Located in Chicago, IL

Strongly resembling the Harry Bertoia Foundation's archived c.1947 unsigned small brooch (D.JE.27) that is essentially an elegant hammered silver curvilinear three-humped squiggle by...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Couture Schiaparelli Schlumberger Period Glass Beads Crystal Brooch

By Artisan NYC

Located in Chicago, IL

In the style of Elsa Schiaparelli couture costume jewelry and one of her paruriers beginning in the late 1930s, Jean Schlumberger, this hand-crafted highly textural glass and crystal...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Crystal, Pearl, Silver, Rhodium

Henry Schreiner ProngSet Crystal Flora Spray Paisley ShadowBox Gilt Brooch 1930s

By Henry Schreiner

Located in Chicago, IL

Henry Schreiner, the Austrian-born blacksmith founder of Schreiner New York in 1932, handcrafted this multi-color prong-set Bavarian-crystal, stylized-flora spray, gold-gilt brass br...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Artist Brooches

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal

Georgian Style Phoenix Birds Glass & Pave Crystal Artisan Silver Bar Brooch

Located in Chicago, IL

Remarkably more expressive than iconic phoenix brooches by Jean Schlumberger or Marcel Boucher, this unique Georgian-style three-dimensional bird bar brooch by an artisan silversmith...

Category

Early 20th Century Georgian Brooches

Materials

Crystal, Silver, Brass

Gripoix Chanel Goosens Renaissance Gilt Bronze Glass Cabochon Brooch MidCentury

Located in Chicago, IL

With distinct handmade glass by French Maison Gripoix for a faux amethyst 25mm domed open-back oval cabochon poured into a forged wire ring topped with a serrated-bezel setting, this...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Renaissance Revival Brooches

Materials

Amethyst, Chalcedony, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Gilt Metal

Antique Faberge Like Aquamarine Cabochons Grey Diamonds Bezel Set White Gold Pin

Located in Chicago, IL

This antique Victorian white-gold bar-brooch or tie-pin from the Edwardian period with Faberge-style elements features bezel settings with three square-cut 10mm sugarloaf aquamarine ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Aquamarine, Black Diamond, White Gold

JEAN LOUIS SCHERRER Vintage Massive Jewelled Silver Tone Snake Brooch

By Jean-Louis Scherrer

Located in Nice, FR

JEAN LOUIS SCHERRER vintage massive silver tone snake brooch embellished with clear crystals. Marked SCHERRER Paris. Indicative measurements : max. length approx. 10.2 cm (4.02 inc...

Category

20th Century French Brooches

Antique Snake Brooch in 14kt Gold, Platinum & Silver with Diamonds and Rubies

Located in Braintree, GB

A striking antique brooch crafted in 14 karat yellow gold with a silver front, modelled as a sinuous snake entwined in a looping openwork form. The serpent motif is entirely pavé-set...

Category

Vintage 1910s French Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Brown Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum, Silver

Victorian 14K Gold Enamel Snake Brooch with Rose Cut Diamonds, 1900

Located in North Hollywood, CA

As many of you know I just love snake jewelry. I can't help myself when it comes to beautiful snake jewelry I must buy it and this is no exception. The unusual fact is seldom do you see a snake brooch to match the snake bracelet, and this does. This gorgeous enamel snake brooch...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Victorian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel

Antique Circa 1890 Enamel Diamond Snake Brooch, 38.4g Gold, Blue

Located in North Hollywood, CA

This gorgeous Enamel snake brooch is in almost perfect condition and comes in its original box. Seldom do you find this gorgeous robins egg blue enamel circa 1890 and in near perfect...

Category

Antique 1890s Unknown Early Victorian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Enamel

Victorian Diamond Double Serpent Brooch

Located in London, GB

A Victorian diamond double serpent brooch, the central old European-cut diamond weighing approximately 0.55 carat, surrounded by two entwinned serpents ...

Category

Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver

Victorian Snake Venetian glass Serpent Brooch PIN

Located in Wallkill, NY

Wonderful Victorian brooch with double headed snake and bezel set center stone. The Pink Cabochon has gold glass blown into it to create a vine or snake like effect. Two snakes circl...

Category