Botanical motifs and animal subjects appear in all spheres of art and design,
as decoration but also as symbols of protection, devotion and meaning.
Not surprisingly therefore, dvb new york has adapted many examples of the whimsical and significant from the natural world.
Not surprisingly therefore, dvb new york has adapted many examples of the whimsical and significant from the natural world.
Cats have endeared themselves to all from ancient
Egypt to the present day. From Edward Gorey's love of cats comes a series
of cat jewelry designs of incomparable wit and invention.
The horse was of great significance in the ancient
world and therefore frequently appears on coins and intaglios.
Flowers feature in every artistic tradition from
ancient to modern.
The lotus blossom was sacred to the Egyptians; the Greeks saw acorns as
symbols of growth and development; the Jews adopted the pomegranate for
their first coinage; Van Gogh embraced the Sunflower, while floral decoration
almost defined Victorian taste.
All are recreated in silver and gold and hand finished in our studio in
New York.
