Art Nouveau 14k Yellow Gold, Diamond, and Ruby Clover Goddess Crescent Moon Pin

A captivating jewel from the dawn of the modern age, this circa 1900 Art Nouveau 14k yellow gold pin brings together the movement’s fascination with mythology, femininity, and the mysterious beauty of the natural world. Its graceful crescent moon, goddess-like figure, and delicate clover motif form a poetic composition in which symbolism and ornament become one.

The crescent moon has ancient associations with femininity, intuition, renewal, and the cycles of nature, while the goddess figure evokes the idealized feminine presence so beloved by Art Nouveau artists. Clover, long regarded as a symbol of good fortune, adds a note of optimism and serendipity. Accented with luminous diamonds and richly colored rubies, the jewel balances the warm glow of gold with flashes of celestial and earthly color.

Art Nouveau emerged across Europe in the late 19th century as artists sought a new decorative language inspired by organic forms, mythology, and the flowing rhythms of nature. Jewelry of the period often abandoned strict symmetry in favor of graceful movement and imaginative symbolism, transforming the wearer’s adornment into a miniature work of art.

Dating to approximately 1900, this extraordinary pin captures that spirit at its height, a jewel poised between the dreamlike romanticism of the fin-de-siècle and the modern world that was beginning to emerge. Elegant, symbolic, and distinctly poetic, it carries the enchanting visual language of an era fascinated by beauty, mystery, and the eternal cycles of nature.

• Circa 1900

• Unmarked, most likely Krementz; tests 14k yellow.  

• One diamond and one ruby

• Measures 1 x 9 ⅙ in.

• Estimated gross weight: 2.3 grams

• Fair vintage condition, wear in the form of minor scratches; replaced brooch pin, visible lead solder, and wear appropriate with age. PLEASE NOTE: This brooch has been cut! It is missing the other half of its crescent moon.