Large scale sterling ring by JO CATANZARO. Round design with oxydized background and measures almost 1" in diameter and 1/2" high and has twisted silver band. Unsigned, made of very heavy gauge silver, and ring is size 6 1/2. Silver balls on face of ring are primitive and a few are not perfect(see photo #2).....$8 for insured USA shipping.
Lovely, large William Kerr art nouveau sterling pin, c.1900, Newark, New Jersey. It is signed "STERLING #2178 mark for Kerr" and is in perfect condition. Of good weight and size, it measures 2 5/8" by 1 3/8" and has a large "c" clasp. Very beautiful and American period art nouveau......$9 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
Very cool sterling silver cuff bracelet made in 1971 in Sweden. The interior is smooth, and the exterior is textured. The light hitting the soft lines makes the piece apears always in motion. Hallmarked and signed: "GK," V9, Sterling, Sweden." Adjustable. 1.75" at the widest.
Habitually referred to as the “Spratling of Peru”, Italian-born Graziella Laffi spearheaded Peru’s own Silver Renaissance in the 1950s. Based on ingenious re-interpretations of ancient Inca motifs, her jewelry, decorative objects and holloware are avidly sought after by committed collectors for their impeccable craftsmanship and inspired design...
A magnificent and rare sterling and striped agate bracelet by Bent Knudsen, Denmark, circa 1950. The highly polished striped agate stones absolutely pop and the oval shape is a great contrast in design to the alternating square links with cut out circles. The bracelet measures 7 1/4"-7 1/2" around in the inside when closed and is 1 3/4" wide. It weighs a very hefty 137 grams. The original safety chain is intact. Fine original condition, no chips or cracks to the stones...
These late arts and crafts sterling silver earrings are handwrought and formed as oak leaves with a ‘berry’ at the base. They were made by Albino Manca (1896-1976), an Italian sculptor and metalsmith who lived and worked in both Italy and New York. (There is a statue by him in New York’s Battery Park). The earrings have very secure clip backs, and the mark of A. Manca Sterling is found on the back of one earring. They each measure 1 inch long by 1 inch wide. Gross weight:7.8 grams total
Modernist Peruvian sterling brooch.
C. 1940 - 1950.
1 3/8" x 2 1/4".
Substantial and of heavy weight this brooch represents a classic melding of modernism with the ancient traditions of Peru.
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This Los Ballesteros 3 dimensional bracelet has a shadow box design with a tribal dragon head. This bracelet is 7" long by 5/8" wide.
Simple, elegant modernist earrings of irregular-shaped panels by Frances Holmes Boothby, bezel-set with cabochons of dyed black onyx. They have very secure screw backs and are marked fhb on the reverse of one, sterling on the other, with sterling indicated on both of the screw backs. The stones are in excellent condition, with no scratches, nicks or other issues. The earrings measure approximately 3/4 in. long by 1/2 in. wide. Gross weight: 7.4 grams total
Dragon brooch in the Viking style, the fable animal copied from the superbly elegant 12th century wood carvings on the portal of Urnes stave church in Norway, now on the Unesco World Heritage list. Sterling silver with marks 925, NM under crown for the National Museum and Copy. Height including the small (and movable) handle "2/ 5.3 cm. Condition: fine.
This Victorian pin is a gorgeous Egyptian Revival design executed in plique a jour (translucent) enamel framed in gilded silver. The design is a noble vulture holding feathers with lotus blossoms in his (or her) talons. The vulture’s wings are detailed in both opaque and translucent enamels; the tops of the wings are opaque enamel in yellowish green, and the feathers are detailed in yellow-green plique a jour shading to burnt orange...
Here is a mid-20th century handmade ring of two types of wood mounted in a sterling silver frame. The wood is carved into small squares. The rectangular top is soldered to a sterling band and rises about 1/2 inch from the finger. The ring is unmarked, but tests for sterling. The top of the ring measures 3/4 inch long by 5/8 inch wide. The ring is sized to a 7.
A vintage Mid Century Modern pair of sterling silver cufflinks by the American silversmith, Ronald Hayes Pearson. Heavy and solid, these cufflinks measures 1 1/2" across. Toggles are marked Sterling and hold securely. Signed Pearson Sterling on the backs. In very nice condition with minor surface scratches. Very cool mid century streamlined design.
A rare, stunning vintage sterling necklace and earrings by Modernist Joachim S'Paliu of Cordorba, Spain. Born in 1944, he produced a significant line of jewelry during the 1960's and 70's. This big, bold, neck ring and attached pendant opens and closes with a tight hook clasp on one side of the neck ring. The neck ring measures 15" around total and the pendant measures 3 1/4" long including the bale. Total weigh of the necklace is 70 grams. The earrings are clip backs with posts for pierced ears...
Reward for mystery maker - see below. Vintage signed stamped marked with maker's mark: HANDWROUGHT STERLING RWMAC hammered crossover bangle bracelet with nice heft of 1.1 Oz or 31 Grams! ONC?
2 1/2" across and its crossover characteristic allows a more generous frame...
A vintage pair of sterling silver screw back earrings by Margot de Taxco, (Margot Van Voorhies Carr), number 5376, with blue confetti enamel. Opposites so frame the face when worn.
Measure 7/8" high and 3/4" across. Marked Made in Mexico Sterling, Margot de Taxco and 5376. Also marked with Eagle #16.
Screw backs hold securely. Very nice condition with some tarnish. Hard to find design.
Please see our listing for a similar Margot brooch with blue confetti enamel.
American Modernist Sterling Brooch w/Green Stone
Henry Steig
c.1960s
Excellent condition
3" x 2 1/4"
Vintage sterling Georg Jensen pin no. 366 designed by Nanna Ditzel. This pin is not often seen and I love the simplicity of the design. Measuring 1 3/4" by 1 1/4" and weighing 18 grams, it is in fine original condition. Signed as shown. Elegant mid-century modern
design.