European and American countries, the general provisions:
Jewelry with a history of more than 100 years is regarded as antique jewelry.
Retro jewelry belonging to 20 years to 100 years.
More than 20 years but less than 100 years can be called retro/manor, and more than 300 years can be called antique ornaments. Because it is very old, it is rarely circulated and can only be seen in museums, so what we generally call antique jewelry is less than 300 years old.
2. Division basis:
When it comes to western antique jewelry, most people may think that it is divided according to the types of materials and accessories used. In fact, professionally speaking, it is divided according to their historical periods.
3. Dividing characteristics:
Since we talk about the culture and history of the West in 300 years, we have to mention the decisive role played by Britain. This is not difficult to understand: many jewels are classified by the names of British monarchs and their reign periods.
4. Segmentation period:
Victoria (1830s- 1900s)
Art nouveau movement (1890-1914s)
Edward (1901-1915)
Art Deco Style (1920- 1939)
Neoclassical style (1935- 1950)
5. Time overlapping problem
For the specific year of each issue, there are some differences in the industry, and the time points of each stage overlap slightly. In the history of art, the end of one trend of thought ushered in the beginning of another, and it is very normal for the two styles to overlap in time. Sometimes the works of two periods will have similar styles and designs, but from the perspective of appreciation, there is no need to haggle over every ounce.