Signed sterling silver Modernist style ring marked: "ISRAEL 925" and another mark, with a bezel set green cabochon (10x8mm) that looks like Malachite. Clean mid century mod styling.
Now at 6.5 but adjustable up or down...
Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver and pearl brooch
1960
2 1/4" x 3 7/8"
Stamped Cooke sterling
Very good vintage condition
Formed as a stylized, textured ribbon, bisected by a flattened band. The pin has a dynamic feel and is quite sturdy. The rollover clasp is original to the piece and in good working order. The back bears the eagle 3 mark, as well as marks for Mexico and sterling, but no maker’s mark. The pin measures 2 ½ inches by ¾ inch wide. Gross weight: 7.4 grams
A colorful studio piece molded as an abstract, modified circle and enameled in browns and blues. The back bears a secure rollover clasp on one side and a pendant bale on the other. The piece works best, however, as a pin. There are some illegible marks on the back; although the pin does not indicate silver, it does test definitively as silver, but not sterling. It measures 2 inches by 1 ¾ inches. Weight: 11.9 grams
Theodor Olsen modernist sterling silver necklace
Mid 20th century
Norway
Pendant - 2 7/8" x 3"
Chain - 21" long
Weight - 57.65 grams
Hallmarked with artist cypher and 925
Very good vintage condition
Classic Italian curb chain bracelet with blue enamel accents
Mid 20th century
7 5/8" x 5/8"
Weight - a solid 54 grams
Marked 925, along with a Florentine hallmark [possibly the work of Antonio Fallaci]
Very good vintage condition with only very minor abrasions as expected with an item of this age
Heavy sterling silver British ring with a chunk of iron pyrite. The English hallmarks and date this mod ring to 1969. The top of the ring measures about 3/4" in diameter X 5/8" H. The shank is 1/4"W and the ring is a sizable 8.5. It is signed inside the shank AMB which is the maker's mark and hallmarks for London, England and the year 1969. The ring is in excellent condition.
Interesting handcrafted sterling silver ring with a biomorphically shaped tigers-eye holding a tigers-eye sphere. Size 8. Excellent vintage condition. Unsigned.
A modernist brooch by the noted NYC jeweler, Paul Lobel. Made of sterling silver with a wire overlay. Signed on the back, LOBEL, Sterling.
Measures 2 1/4" long and 1" across. Has a rollover closure that holds securely. Has some tarnish, and minor surface scratches . Could also be worn as a pendant with a chain through the large loop.
Classic three dimensional Paul LOBEL design.
Composed of stylized S-shaped rods of sterling silver with beads at each end, joined by soldered connecting rings. The jump ring exhibits unidentified marks, probably European, possibly Italian. The necklace tests definitively for sterling silver. It measures 18 ¾ inches long unclasped. Weight: 11 grams
A modernist sterling silver ring by Oscar Aaroe, (1905-1996), a jeweler and silversmith born in Denmark who apprenticed with Georg Jensen and had his store on Palm Springs, California. This ring feels Southwestern in design and was probably influenced by the Native American silversmiths in the area.
Has a bezel set dark green - almost black smooth stone. Measures size 9.
Marked O. Aaroe Handmade Sterling and Palm Springs, Calif. on the back...
A sterling silver abstract brooch by the MCM jeweler and sculpter, Joseph Skinger, (1911-1967). He was active in Vermont in the 1950s and 60s, working primarily in silver. Known for his modernist 'Slalom' ring.
This brooch measures 2 1/8" long and 1" at the widest. Marked Sterling Skinger.
This could also be worn as a pendant with a chain or cord laced through the curled top as shown.
In fine condition. There is a very slight bend near the clasp, probably done during production...
Rachel Gera Israeli modernist.
Bold, impressive, statement ring - sterling silver and rock crystal.
Stands 1" high on the finger.
Face - 1 1/4" x 1 3/4".
Size - 7 3/4 - 8.
Marked Gera Israel hand made 925.
Excellent vintage condition.
Our photos don't do justice to these bronze and sterling silver artisan-crafted earrings. The curved bronze crescent shapes are bisected by undulating sterling silver forms. Each earrings is completely hand crafted, with the exception of the sterling screw back mechanisms. Circa 1960s. From the posts to the bottoms, the earrings hang approximately 3". Marked "sterling" on the screw-backs.
Modernist abstract 1960’s cufflinks. Polish standard mark for a silver content of 800 and two additional makers marks. Maximum width "¾ / 2 cm. Condition: fine.
This large, sterling silver, pendant is most unusual, c. 1960’s. It measures 2 5/8" x 1 7/8". It is a stylized scale, made of heavy gauge silver. Going along with the abstract motif, the large amber “drop” is more like an amorphous bulb of oranges, yellows, and reds, changing with the lighting. The "relics" housed by the amber are also visible. It is marked 925. It weighs just over 1 ounce / approximately 29 grams and is in excellent condition.
This sturdy, nicely made sterling silver bracelet is composed of incised openwork sections securely linked by small rods. The tongue and groove clasp, with push-button release, is in good working order; the safety chain appears to be original. The marks are well struck, and possibly indicate the work of the Taxco maker Beto. The bracelet measures about 7 1/2 inches long (excluding clasp) by 3/4 inch wide. Weight: 50.9 grams
This dramatic handmade sterling silver ring is entirely hollow-cast, for comfortable wear. It is entirely one piece, and displays a patina that indicates it is probably 20 to 30 years old. It is marked 925 underneath, with an unidentified maker’s mark that looks like an M. The slightly concave top measures 1 5/8 inches long by 1 ¼ inches wide by 3/16 inch or so deep. The ring size is just under a 6. Weight: 14.7 grams