All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1449424 (stock #JJ4048)
A very unusual hand made copper necklace with eight curled dangles and a central amber colored teardrop. Lightly hammered curved figure eight shaped links. The dangles have little brass beads at each end.

The necklace measures approximately 18" around. Longest drop is 3 1/2". Hook clasp is on the side and holds securely.

Has a few minor areas of verdigris. Heavy, thick copper.

Very detailed hand wrought work.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1442769 (stock #3745)

Art Smith modernist Copper Brooch⁠⁠

1950⁠⁠

This large copper brooch measures 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" ⁠⁠

Weight - 36 grams

Marked Art Smith, in script, on verso

Very nice condition with original finish intact⁠⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Period : Pre 1900 item #1448043 (stock #AP6-359)
Period Pieces
$80.00
This is a lovely Victorian pin has a coral branch supporting three dangles with coral beads and a small coral branch. The dangles give movement and liveliness when pin is worn. The whiplash design of the mounting suggests that the design has a strong early Art Nouveau influence. The pin is gold-filled and it is circa 1885.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1450959 (stock #3765)

Bjorn Weckstrom modernist bronze necklace

Titled "Bethlehem Steel"

Finland

1970

This large and impressive pendant measures 3 1/4" long x 2 1/2" at widest point

Weight - 68 grams

Marked Lapponia, Bjorn, Finland

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1960 item #1246633 (stock #JJ1314)
An iconic copper, brass and enamel bracelet by Casa Maya Mexico in the much desired Kiss design. This design is pictured on the front of Sandy Hargrove's book, "Maya Jewelry". Bracelet measures 7" around and 1 1/2" wide. Has a drop that hangs 2 1/2" down. Closes securely with a bar sliding between two tubes. Marked with a partial Maya Mexico stamp. Hammered brass and copper with enamel accents. A little bit of wear to the enamel on one of the headresses. Has a little tarnish...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1960 item #1317379 (stock #J2623)
This dramatic necklace is composed of linked panels of various shapes, decorated with applied brass wirework and pink stone beads, possibly untreated tourmaline. The modified figure-eight chain is brass. It dates around 1960, and the design is often attributed to the Mexican jeweler Maya, although there is only a partial mark for Mexico on the back. The necklace measures approximately 18 ½ inches long; the pendant measures 6 ½ inches long by 2 3/4 inches wide.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1427919 (stock #3680)

Nancy Moore and Tom Streb modernist bronze cuff bracelet

1970

Dundee, NY

A rare and well-crafted bracelet from these fairly obscure New York artisans

Width - 1 1/8"

Interior circumference - 5" plus a 1 1/2" rear opening for a total of 6 1/2"

Weight - 60 grams

Unmarked

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1970 item #1091472 (stock #2542)

Anders Andersen modernist pewter necklace

1960's

Denmark

Pendant - 2 1/2" long x 2" wide

Neck chain - 26" in circumference

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1486112 (stock #JJ4828)
A vintage hand made large pendant of a nude woman reminiscent of the work of Carl Tasha or Richard Kaish in bronze or brass.

The pendant measures 4" long and 3" at the widest. It has lots of detail.

Currently suspended from a neck ring that measures about 18" around with an opening of 1". There is some flexibility to adjust the size. The neck ring has light hammering and a bronze colored wash. It could also be worn on a thick chain or cord due to the large bale...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1980 item #1052866 (stock #2486)

Carl Tasha brass crab pendant

1970's

2" x 2 1/4"

Marked Tasha

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1970 item #1403225 (stock #JJ3496)
A striking necklace with three suspended mixed metals pendants by Winifred Mason Chenet, who was an African American woman hand crafting jewelry in Greenwich Village. She reportedly worked with and trained Art Smith, a well respected African American modernist jeweler.

This necklace is made of copper with brass overlays and connections of copper rivets and wire. Measures 15" long and closes securely with a hook clasp. The pendants are 1 1/2" wide and 1 5/8" high...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #1404817 (stock #JJ3523)
A large curved bronze pendant and probably copper chain by Hannu Ikonen of Finland in the iconic Reindeer Moss design.

Pendant measures 3 3/4" across. Measures 27" long and has a secure hook closure. Nice warm patina.

We have the matching clip earrings in another listing. Will combine shipping.

Large size really makes it pop.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #1429575 (stock #JJ3836)
A great example of Finland Modernist jewelry from the 1960s, a large kinetic pendant made of bronze in a puzzle design by Pentti Sarpaneva. This has 5 interlocking puzzle pieces and a dangling ball.

Pendant measures 2 1/4" across and 5 3/4" to the top of the bale. Chain measures 18" long and has a hook closure.

Marked Finland, Bronze and P. Sarpaneva on the back of all the puzzle pieces.

Fine condition. Rare design. Lots of movement.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1980 item #1320185 (stock #JJ1932)
A bronze pendant and probably copper chain by Hannu Ikonen of Finland in the iconic Reindeer Moss design. Pendant measures almost 2" long including the bale and 1 1/2" across. Marked Made in Finland on the back of the pendant. Chain measures 27" long and has a hook closure. Nice warm patina. We have the matching clip earrings in another listing. Will combine shipping.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1392708 (stock #3445)
Auerbach and Maffia
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Rare Betty Cooke modernist brass and ceramic necklace

Late 1940s - 1950s

4 3/4" x 4 1/2"

Each drop measures 3" long

Very good vintage condition with only minor loss to the edge of 2 ceramic cylinders

Stamped, Cooke

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1368936 (stock #3860)

Phyllis Mark modernist aluminum kinetic necklace

1970s

Pendant - 5 1/4" x 3 1/8"

Neck ring measures 14 3/4" round

This necklace is part of a small series of pendants that the renowned sculptor designed during the early 1970's

Marked on verso Phyllis Mark '71

Very good vintage condition with minor surface scratches

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1470222 (stock #4188)

Large and exceptional handcrafted brutalist mixed metal kinetic necklace

1970

Pendant - 3" x 4"

Chain - 25"

Unmarked

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1970 item #1423753 (stock #JJ3200)
An interesting hand wrought ring in copper with two brass overlaid wires by JB Pericles. Marked Pericles Haiti on the back. Currently a size 7 but is adjustable.

Jean Baptist Pericles was closely associated with Winifred Mason Chenet d'Haiti who trained the exceptional jeweler, Art Smith.

This ring has some tarnish.

Fine example.