Modernist design enamel and silver pin, c.1950's. Design is a pair of flesh-colored hands with a blue bird in the upper left corner. The other enamel colors are red, yellow, green, black, and brown. Of good size and weight, it measures 2" in diameter and is 1/4" high. Excellent condition. Very interesting.....$8 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY tax.

Hand made silver and cornelian modernist pin/pendant, possibly Israeli, c.1960's. Large and of good weight, this abstract design, measures 3" long by 1 1/2" wide. It is signed with a partial mark on the loop that seems to be Israeli. When worn with a chain, it is worn vertically, and, horizontally, when worn as a pin. The cornelian is bezel set. Excellent condition. Exciting design of the 60's......$8 for insured USA shipping & applicable NY tax.

This unusual pin features an applied abstract motif of molten silver mounted on a rosewood panel. The wood has a backing of silver and a secure rollover clasp. It has a handsome design and is expertly constructed. It is unmarked, but all the silver has been tested, and is most likely sterling. The back bears a secure rollover clasp.

This sturdy cuff bracelet features a ribbed design that runs horizontally along the entire piece. It has kept its shape and has a soft, warm patina from age. A few very minor scratches, hardly noticeable without magnification. The inside is marked sterling; there is no maker’s mark. While it has a Mexican feel, it is probably American-made. The cuff has a graduated width, measuring 1 3/8 inches at its widest area; the inside circumference measures 6 5/6 inches. Weight: 38.9 grams

Modernist sterling pin with unique curved linear markings inset in the silver(see photos #2 & 3), by Rissa, c.1960's. Very interesting design and looks like two pieces of a puzzle with a hollow inside each piece. Measures 2 1/4" long by 1 1/4" wide and has good weight. It is signed "RISSA STERLING 925" and is in excellent condition. Unusual.....$8 for insured USA shipping & appicable NY tax.

Large, hand made silver enamel pendant signed "ORVIN", c. 1960's. Lovely modernist enamel design in blues, greens brown and orange. Measures 3 1/" by 1 1/2" and is in excellent condition......$8 for insured USA shipping & applicable NY tax.

An impressive, wide, handmade cuff bracelet of ethnic design. The textured band features an applied wavy line of silver on either side of three diamond-shaped reserves of an unidentified amber-colored stone that looks to have been crushed and resin-set. The inside of the bracelet is signed Lillo with possibly the word Creation underneath; it is also marked 925 for sterling...

A lightly hammered sterling silver bangle bracelet signed by the artist, Walter Tofel of Bennington, Vermont. Tofel was the manager at the Ed Levin store in Bennington in 1970 where he learned his craft. He began making his own jewelry designs which he sold at craft fairs and later out of his home.

This bracelet has lightly hammered curved sides and flatten areas. It is oval so can easily be slipped on and off.

Measures 3" across the diameter...

This simple, well-designed sterling silver necklace has a sleek modernist design of long, rectangular bars with a wood-textured surface. The result is a classic, wearable necklace with versatility and style. The bars are securely connected by soldered rings, with the original spring-ring clasp. The maker’s mark is a geometrical symbol and not identified at this time; there is also a mark for sterling. The necklace measures 16 ¼ inches long, unclasped, and ¼ inch wide. Weight: 36.2 grams

The handmade pendant is probably German, mid-20th century. It features a cross-hatched, oxidized surface set with two vividly-colored coral half-beads. The back is marked Handarbeit (German for handmade), and bears a partial mark for .835 silver. There are tiny imperfections on the oxidized surface, hardly noticeable, and a product of hand work...

Large, hand made sterling, azurite, turquoises modernist necklace, c.1960's. Center triangular pendant measures 3" and has 4 hanging moveable extensions each measuring 2 3/4" below the pendant. The center AZURITE is a gorgeous stone of turquoise-colored blues(not the grey as photographed)and rust swirls around. Of good weight, it has a 21" hand made chain. Unsigned and in excellent condition. Original design....$10 for insured USA shipping.

Handmade sterling and cultured pearls ring, c. 1950's. The modernist silver design has 5 cultured pearls on the top and on the bottom of varied sizes. The ring is size 6 and the front measures 7/8" high by 3/4" wide. Ring is signed "T(in shield) and S(in square box). Very lovely design softened by the 10 pearls....$8 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY tax.

A vintage sterling silver brooch by modernist studio jeweler Ted Lowy, (1919-2013) depicting a stylized man with a top hat, cane and bowtie.

Measures about 1 3/8" high and 1" across. Signed Ted Lowy and Sterling. Has a rollover clasp that holds securely. Has a lightly textured finish. In fine condition.

Fun design.

Minimalist hand made silver ring with rhodocrosite ball, c.1960's. Clean modernism with the look of Scandinavian design it is size 6 1/2. Ring flares up and out and the stone seems to be free floating within a silver circle. Made of heavy gauge silver the ring is unsigned but guaranteed to be silver. Excellent condition. Elegant and simple......$7 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY tax.

Hand made modernist sterling bar pin with applied silver and moonstone, Israel, c.1950's. It measures 2 1/2" long by 1/2" wide and is signed "ISRAEL 925". Excellent condition.....$10 for insured USA shipping and NYS residents pay sales tax.

Sterling ring by deceased modernist jeweler, Jo Catanzaro, Buffalo, NY, who died in 2004 in her 80's. Handmade with oxydized and shiny silver elements. Front irregular circle measures 7/8" in diameter, band is 1/4" wide and is size 7 1/2. Signed "JO CATANZARO"(on band) and "CATANZARO" on underside of front. Excellent condition. This ring is part of a large collection that came from her studio after her death. Some of the pieces are unfinished and unsigned...

A sterling silver abstract brooch by the MCM jeweler, Martin Lasak who studied under Joseph Skinger.

Measures 2 1/8" long and 1 3/4" across. Marked Sterling Lasak. Rollover clasp holds securely. Lightly hammered. Has some minor tarnish.

Fine craftsmanship. Unique design.

This bold and intricate ring is the work of Hans Teppich, an Israeli silversmith who was especially active in Jerusalem during the 1950s. Flattened sterling silver wirework curls around an oval cabochon chrysoprase, which is securely bezel-mounted. The stone bears no scratches or other signs of wear. The band is well wrought and strong. The ring top is large, measuring 1 1/8 inches long by 1 inch wide. The Teppich and sterling marks are inside the band. The ring is sized to a little over a 5.