Georg Jensen Ring by Nanna Ditzel

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian: Georg Jensen Pre 1970: item #794725
1328

Striking ring for Georg Jensen by Nanna Ditzel. An acclaimed designer, Ditzel also designed furniture and textiles and worked well into her 80s. She are her husband started working for Jensen in the 1950s. This chevron shaped ring is elegant and unusual. It has a streamlined almost art deco design. It's about a size 5 3/4 and in fine condition.

VINTAGE MATILDE POULAT "MATL" NECKLACE

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican Pre 1960: item #794205

Early, ( pre-1960 ) MATL necklace with amethysts and turquoise purchased from a New Jersey estate. These original pieces are now extremely hard to find and this one is truly magnificent. It is in fine vintage condition with 3 of the tiniest pieces of turquoise missing that is only noticeable upon close inspection and can easily be replaced. The necklace measures 19" long. The front piece with dangles is 4 3/4" across and 3 3/4" long. The links with amethysts measure 1 1/4" wide. Signed as shown.... Click for details

BEAUTIFUL MARGOT DE TAXCO ART DECO ENAMEL SET

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican Pre 1950: item #787905

An exceptional sterling and enamel necklace and bracelet by Margot De Taxco. This is the work for which she is best known and this set is surely one of her finest. The "W" design is intriguing and the black, white and silver dot enamel highlight the three dimensions. The necklace is 18" long and 1" wide in the front. The bracelet measures 8" end to end and is 7/8" wide. There is no enamel loss or chips or cracks. Both pieces are hallmarked and numbered as shown. One of the very best Margot ename... Click for details

Maxwell Chayat Biomorphic Garnet Pendant / Pin

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Modernism Pre 1960: item #786194
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Graceful biomorphic pendant/brooch by desirable 1950s American studio silversmith Maxwell Chayat. In sterling silver with an amethyst cabochon. 8.4 grams. Measures 2.25" long. In excellent vintage condition. Signed "Chayat, Sterling."

Striking Antique Scottish Agate Bracelet

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian Pre 1900: item #785910
2204

This Scottish silver agate bracelet is circa 1860. It is of the finest quality both in design and execution. Each plaque has six agates, individually cut and shaped by a lapidary, then secured and placed on slate. The four corners of each section have a heart. This work is the most time consuming as the beauty is defined by the level of skill and artistry of the lapidary. I have not had a bracelet like this for sale in many years, as they have always been rare to find. ... Click for details

Vintage Mexican Art Deco J. Vigueras Silver Bracelet

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican Pre 1940: item #785045
GA100

¡Simplemente fantástico! … Dating from the 1930’s or perhaps even ’20s, this imposing, handwrought piece—with its Art Deco/Machine Age panache—is an extraordinary display of silver-making technique, including repoussage, openwork, piercing, tool work, and silver appliqué. Fashioned more like a cuff than a clasped bracelet, it is comprised of three deeply convex, hinged silver sections applied to double back braces. The two outer sections boast identical abstract, almost industrial, geome... Click for details

WILLIAM SPRATLING STERLING CUFF LINKS

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican Pre 1970: item #783223

A very nice and unusual pair of cuff links in sterling by William Spratling. They are suitable for a man or woman and measure 3/4" by 3/4". Fine original condition and both cuff links are signed as shown.

WILLIAM SPRATLING LARGE STERLING BEADS NECKLACE

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican Pre 1970: item #783215

Spectacular large sterling beads by William Spratling. They are strung on silver chain and remarkably , all fit into each other. The necklace is 17 1/2" end to end and the beads are 1/2" wide. The necklace weighs 103 grams and is in fine original condition. There are no dents or dings to the beads and they have a lovely patina. They look fabulous on. Signed as shown. Rare and beautiful.

MARGOT DE TAXCO FISH BRACELET WITH AMETHYSTS

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican Pre 1960: item #783203

Rare and exceptional double fish bracelet with 6 amethysts by Margot De Taxco. There is a cabachon amethyst in each eye and one in each upper and lower gill. The detail on this bracelet is quite extraordinary. The bracelet is hinged in the back and opens and closes in the front. The hinge is tight and the bracelet is in excellent original condition. It weighs 106 grams and measures 6" around in the inside and 4" wide in the front, narrowing to 1" at the back hinge where the fish fins meet. Signe... Click for details

Fantastic Large Mexican Silver Earrings

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican Pre 1970: item #782924
SUAE684

Fantastic, large sized Mexican silver earrings. Design inspired by and borrowed from motifs incorporated into the pre-Colombian adornments found in Central Mexico. This delightful pair of earrings features two larger doves ~ palomas decorated with hand stamping. Off of these two symbols of eternal love hang a hand filigree arc similarly embellished and finished with silver semi-spheres. Fasten is pierced ear post. Earring drop is 3 3/4" from flower ear button to bottom of central sphere. Width m... Click for details