We have an Antonio Pineda sparkly chrysoprase stone bracelet with a height of .75in. and a wearable length of 7in. The weight is 68 grams of beautifully woven repousse links. No chips, dents or any damage of any kind. The presence is sleek, rich and perfect for any career wear or for fun. Collector quality and simply lux.
Iconic hand wrought sterling silver & amethyst butterfly or moth brooch designed & signed c. 1940's by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). Pin measures 2 3/4 inches across & weighs 27 grams. This beautifully detailed wearable work of art is in excellent condition. Pictured on p. 44 of MEXICAN SILVER by Penny Morrill & Carole Berk. Spratling designs are included in many permanent museum collections including Museum of Fine Art Boston & Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Rebajes modernist hand wrought sterling ring.
Front - 7/8", stands - 1/2", presently a size 8 but the ring is adjustable.
Condition - excellent.
Palle Bisgaard sterling silver and nacre bracelet
Denmark
Mid 20th century
This well crafted, rare and beautiful bracelet measures 7 1/2" x 1 1/8"
Weight - a substantial 101 grams
Marked as pictured in frame#4
Excellent vintage condition
Betty Cooke sterling silver and ebony brooch
Mid 20th century/American
4 1/4" x 1/2"
Weight - 10 grams
Stamped COOKE in wood on verso
Excellent condition
Spratling designed this eye catching "entwined hands" buckle in the late 1940's. Measuring 5" X 2 1/4" & weighing 49 grams the piece is in beautiful condition. The back loops will accommodate up to a 1 inch strap. The buckle can also be worn as a pendant. Spratling also designed a similar "hands" necklace. Hallmarks are WS 925. A later version, (c.1965) of this buckle appears on p. 147 of WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE by Penny Morrill.
Poul Warmind modernist sterling silver bracelet
Denmark
1950
7 1/2" x 1"
Weight - 65 grams
Marked Warmind, Denmark, sterling
Excellent vintage condition
Maxwell Chayat, sterling and enamel American modernist brooch.
1 5/8" x 2 1/8".
Excellent condition.
Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver brooch
Mid 20th century
This rare early form measures 1 5/8" x 1 1/2"
Marked Cooke, sterling
Excellent vintage condition
Circa mid-century, this Antonio Pineda birdcage bracelet is one of his most iconic designs. It's a book-piece design shown on p. 126 of "Silver Seduction : The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda".
It's a beautifully constructed bracelet, and this one is collector quality...
A rare sterling silver modernist necklace by Phyllis Sklar, American Mid Century jeweler. This piece has a sterling wire overlay on a darkened, oxidized surface adorned with an oval moonstone cabochon, three small pearls, a green bezel set stone, (maybe jade) and dangles of pale green and dark red bezel set cabochons.
Measures 16 1/2" long with a 1 3/4" drop in the center. Has the stylized 'p' hallmark, phyllis and sterling on the back...
Max Chayat modernist sterling silver and rhodocrosite necklace
American modernist
1950
Length - 14"
Width - Just under 3/4"
Screw back earrings - 3/4" x 3/8"
Total weight [three pieces] - 51 grams
Marked Chayat, sterling [see photo]
Very nice vintage condition with original oxidation
A wonderful, textural, sculptural sterling bracelet designed by Knud V. Andersen for Anton Michelsen, Denmark, circa 1960. The unique texture resembles that of a tree bark. It measures 8" end to end and is 1 1/4" wide. Weighing an impressive 105 grams, it is in fine original condition and signed as shown. The pin closure is secure and there is also a safety lock. A terrific piece of mid-century Scandinavian jewelry.
Ca 1940 A heavy, solid sterling choker and bracelet by Jensen USA designer, Laurence Foss( 1920-2014). It features hand applied, raised sterling leaves with beading. The choker weighs 63 grams, is approximately 16" in length and just shy of 1/2" in width. Both the bracelet and choker are marked with the LF logo, sterling, 450. The bracelet weighs 29 grams and is 7"x 1/2".
Ledesma is a noted Maestro in Penny Morrill's books. This is a rarely seen all silver Art Nouveau swirl weighing 61 grams heavy. It is properly hallmarked as shown and in 2 places. The repousse is without dents and is flowing in design. At it's widest it is 7/8th's of an inch and is 16.5in. long. The piece is jaw dropping on and you can turn the swirl inside or outside to wear. One pix shows it with the outside swirl. This one deserves our attention, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
An amazing 4 1/4" long 970 silver and amethyst brooch by Taxco artist Antonio Pineda. There are five silver tubes with amethysts suspended from the knot design.They swing freely. Beautiful original condition and hallmarked for Antonio Pineda as shown. A marvelous coat or blazer pin.
Large American Modernist Sterling Spiral Brooch
Ed Wiener
c.1948
Excellent condition
3" x 2 3/4"
Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver statement ring
Mid 20th century
Face - 2" x 1 1/4"
Size 6
Weight - 14 grams
Marked Cooke, Sterling on verso
Excellent vintage condition
