Art Nouveau Carved Horn Butterfly Necklace by Georges Pierre
An exquisite carved horn butterfly necklace by Georges Pierre. The butterfly is translucent, lightly mottled, and beautifully carved; it hangs from the original brown silk cord with marbled teal-blue bakelite stations.
Working alongside Elisabeth Bonté (literally, they shared a studio until 1936), Georges Pierre was renowned for his carved horn jewellery. The Art Nouveau movement valued beauty and form over valuable gemstones and precious metals which explains the popularity of pieces like this, crafted in humble (and inexpensive) materials: horn, bakelite, silk. It was also fascinated by transformation and rebirth; with nature in flux and the dawning new century; with women's suffrage and Art for all - so it makes sense for metamorphosis-themed motifs to appear regularly in Art Nouveau designs, dragonflies, butterflies, moths etc. And additionally, the butterfly's link to the human soul goes way back to the Ancient Greeks: Psyche, goddess of the soul, was a beautiful mortal with butterfly wings. Art Nouveau jewellers drew on this directly, often fusing insects with female figures in metamorphic forms, such as the butterfly woman made by Maison Vever in plique-à-jour enamel.
Era: Art Nouveau, circa 1920
Pendant: 6.5cm by 5.0cm
Length: 32 inches
Marks: Signed GIP (Georges Pierre)
Condition: Great antique condition; light wear consistent with age. All appears original.
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[Last updated: September 2026]
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