Rebajes modernist sterling silver and brass tie bar and cuff link set
Weight - 41 grams
Tie bar - 3/8" x 3"
Cuff links - 3/4" square
Marked Rebajes
Very good vintage condition, minor wear to finish
A very nice modernist silverplate over copper tie bar decorated with a design of coiled silver wire by studio jewelers Morley & Kim Crimi. This use of coiled wire is characteristic of the maker, who more frequently worked in copper than in silver. The back is marked “Morley-Crimi Hand Wrought”.
Origin: America, ca. 1955. Condition: good, some wear to lacquered finish near solder joints. Size: 2-3/4” x 11/16”.
Bill Tendler modernist sterling silver bracelet with black oxidized center band
Mid 20th century
American
Interior circumference 5 3/4" plus a rear gap of 1 1/2" inches
1 3/8" tall
Weight - 50 grams
Marked TENDLER, sterling
Excellent condition
A pair of vintage modernist sterling silver cuff links by noted silversmith, Ed Wiener. Have a dotted texture contrasted by a more satin finish. Measure 3/4" long and 3/8" across. Marked Ed Wiener, Sterling. Toggles work fine. Cool Mid Century design.
Very unique ring by Sam Kramer, the 1950s New York based jeweler whose "expressive, organic work and surreal workshop, located on West 8th Street in New York's Greenwich Village, paved the way for other mid-twentieth century metalsmiths, and for many more working today" (Toni Greenbaum). I believe this might have been a custom piece made for a musician, as I can't find anything quite like it in the literature or online...
RARE OFFERING:Copper and brass "CROWN OF THORNS" necklace by Art Smith, NYC modernist, c.1960. Necklace shows a contrast of metals and sizes. The base is a copper neck ring from which brass sticks and balls jut out at various lengths. The copper neck ring is made of 6 hinged moveable sections. Although unsigned, this necklace has been verified as made by Art Smith. A more complicated version appears in Messengers of Modernism on page 94 and on the cover...
A rare early, molten sterling silver brooch by Sam Kramer. Has lots of layers and different contrasting textures.
Measures 1 5/8" high and 1 3/8" wide.
Signed with an impressed mushroom and sterling on the back. Has a rollover clasp that holds securely. Heavy and substantial. Weighs 24 gr.
Fine example of his work.
Francs Holmes Boothby modernist sterling silver horse brooch
1950
3 1/2" long x 1 1/2" at widest point
Marked on verso
Very good vintage condition
Large scale modernist hand made sterling and cultured pearl ring, Israel, c.1960's. Center measures 1" wide by 13/16" long by 3/4" high. Measures size 7 1/2 but seems to fit size 8+ finger and is in excellent condition. Ring is signed "ISRAEL 925"......$10 for insured USA shipping.
Scandinavian modernist sterling silver bracelet
1950
Wearable length - 7"
1" wide
Weight - 35 grams
Marked on reverse
Very good vintage condition
A well crafted hand wrought bracelet with five rectangular links, each with a different floral repousee. Marked B, S & G for Black, Starr & Gorham. Also marked Sterling and Hand Wrought. Measures about 6 3/4" around and 1" wide. Hook closure fastens securely. Has a safety chain. Great Arts and Crafts design. Lovely work.
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.
A wonderful vintage hand wrought sterling silver bracelet in an Arts and Crafts design. Signed with a conjoined 'JM' for Joseph Masaniello, a New York Mid Century Modernist jeweler who was instructed in Arts and Crafts traditions. Also marked Sterling. Measures 7 7/8" long and 1" at the widest. Has a hook clasp that holds securely. Curved vines design sits nicely around the wrist. Nice warm patina, very well made.
This colorful, enamel and sterling silver charm / pendant has a diameter of 7/8" and is 1" high. It is a beautiful depiction of a wreath with its green enamel holly leaves topped by a red enamel bow and white enamel accents. In the center, the jingle bell is three-dimensional, moves and rings hallmarked STG JMF. It has a red glass clapper. The back is of this charm is marked STG JMF, as well, for The J.M. Fisher Company. This piece is circa 1950. It is in excellent condition...
A vintage sterling silver and pearl hand wrought choker necklace and matching bracelet by the California Modernist, Esther Lewittes. May be purchased individually or as a set.
Necklace measures 14 1/2" long but hard to measure exactly due to the curvature of the links. Probably closer to 15". An extender could be added to the back if necessary. Signed Lewittes Sterling. Has a hook closure that holds securely.
The matching bracelet measures 7" long and has a secure spring clasp...
Fridl modernist sterling silver necklace.
Measures approx. 14" when outstretched.
Condition - excellent.
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.
Large and unique abstract sterling pendant
Although unsigned this is obviously the work of a talented professional artisan
In very good condition this pendant measures app. 2" x 3 1/2"
Weigh - 40 grams
Marked 925
Very good vintage condition