No collector should be without this signed Spratling River of Life cuff. There are two designs with that name of Spratlings and one has roping around the balls and the other has a smooth frame around the balls. This one is smooth and rich in detail. The silver is really thick and deeply hand chased. It has a first phase hallmark as shown. The gap is 1.5in. and fits a medium sized wrist and can be sized larger to some degree if needed. The inside diameter is 2.25in...
This neat bracelet has a curved design and is adjustable. It consists of bands of silver, copper and brass. It measures 1/2" wide. It is marked MEXICO.
A classic vintage brooch in an floral shape by Georg Jensen with an unusual dark blue or grey mottled cabochon.
Marked on the back Georg Jensen in a dotted oval, Sterling, Denmark, style number 71.
Measures about 1 3/8" across and 1 3/8" high.
Rollover safety clasp holds securely. Has minor surface scratches and some tarnish on the back. The stone is matte and has some texture, not shiny. Beautiful repousse work.
Fine example of Georg Jensen design.
Amazing pendant / brooch by Michigan silversmith John Pagacz, circa 1950s. In sterling silver with three cultured pearls. The two darkened areas in the center are recessed, oxidized to create the patina, and hand detailed with a pattern. The workmanship in Pagacz's work is truly amazing. Unsigned. Has both a loop for a chain, and a pin mechanism so that the piece can be worn as a brooch. Measures a large 2.25" x 1.5. Excellent vintage conditon.
A modernist sterling silver brooch with a baroque pearl by Sigi Pineda. Design number 81. Measures 3" long and 1 1/4" across. Marked on the back Sigi Tasco, Hecho en Mexico, Sterling, 81, and Eagle #3. Safety rollover clasp holds securely. In very nice condition. Has a little tarnish and minor surface scratches. There is a place on the front edge where you can feel the hallmark stamp from the back. It was stamped too close to the edge. Not really noticeable, but wanted to call it...
Modernist sterling ring by Georg Jensen, #127. It is signed "GEORG JENSEN(in dotted oval) DENMARK 925S #127" and is in excellent condition. It is size 7 and measures 1 1/16" long....$15 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
Classic sterling and pearl earrings by American modernist Esther Lewittes, circa 1950s. The sterling silver form folds over negative space, from which a single cultured pearl is revealed. Each earring measures approx. 7/8" x 7/8" at the widest point across the bottom. Clip-ons. Signed "Sterling Lewittes" as shown. Excellent vintage condition.
Round braided flower and leaf sterling pin, c.1940's. It measures 1 3/8" diameter and is signed "STERLING". Excellent condition....$7 for insured US shipping.
Ed Levin modernist sterling abstract brooch with stone.
Circa - 1950.
1 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Condition - excellent.
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.
A vintage floral Arts and Crafts sterling silver bracelet by Peter Traphagen from Pasadena, California.
This hand wrought bracelet measures 7 1/2" long and 7/8" wide. Has a secure hook clasp.
Signed with a partial Traphagen on the back of each flower.
Fine condition, warm patina.
Classic design. Circa 1950s.
This beautiful ring is a size 6. The front of the band displays 3 central, square boxes, each with 4 square marcasites, surrounded by 8 bezel-set circular marcasites on a decorative oxidized inner surface. The band tapers front to back from 1/2" to 1/4". The inside is marked / stamped 925. This lovely ring is in excellent condition.
This is an exceptionally rare piece produced by Antonio Pineda, with his early "Silver by Tono" hallmark which dates 1948-1953. The design speaks to the influence of Valentin Viadurreta, for whom Antonio Pineda apprenticed in Mexico City.
Entirely hand-wrought, with open-back repoussé, this cuff is a collector's dream. In excellent vintage condition, with no issues whatsoever...
An abstract sterling silver brooch by Modernist NYC Silversmith, Henry Steig. May be a stylized leaf or feather. Measures 2" long and 1" at the widest. Signed on the back Steig Sterling. Rollover safety clasp holds securely. There is an area along the darkened edge that is textured, not sure if that is original or wear. Nice contrast of polished and darkened sterling. Interesting three dimensional feel.
A vintage mid century modernist pair of screw back earrings in sterling silver and exotic wood by William Spratling. Described as having four curved sterling lines ending in a swirl of exotic wood.
They each measure 1 3/8" long and 1" at the widest.
Marked with the impressed Spratling Silver in an oval on the back of each earring. This marks was used between 1933-40, the first design period.
They are in fine condition with some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish...
Tobias Musicant - Artist, American [NJ] 1921 - 2004
Exhibitions -
Pennsylvania Academy
The Philadelphia Print Club
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Solo shows -
Heffers Gallery - Cambridge, England
Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York
Sterling silver brooch with green stone
1 3/4" x 1 1/4"
Very good vintage condition
There are not many cases in which "massive" is an understatement in the description of a piece of jewelry and even though Mexican silver is in general bold and beautiful, bracelets like the one presented here are worthy of special mention! Green dyed calcite was often used by the early maestros in Mexico's 20th c. Silver Renaissance yet here the carved central "mask" is of monumental proportions...
Puig Doria modernist sterling silver necklace
Spain
Late 1960s-1970s
14" interior circumference
Unclasps in rear
Weight - 78 grams
Marked - Made in Spain, Puig Doria, 925
Excellent vintage condition
