Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver seahorse brooch

Mid 20th century

This large and rarely seen work measures 3 1/4" x 2"

Weight - 18.5 grams

Marked LOBEL, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition retaining much of the original oxidized finish

Modernist Sterling and Rhodonite Necklace⁠⠀⁠

Artisan - Jens Asby ⁠⠀⁠

Denmark 1960s⁠⠀⁠

Should fit a 14 1/2" neck⁠⠀⁠

Pendant - 3 1/2" long⁠⠀⁠

Stone - 1 1/8" diameter⁠⠀⁠

Weight - 40 grams⁠⠀⁠

Marked JA cypher, Denmark, sterling⁠⠀⁠

Very good vintage condition⁠⠀⁠

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Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver and wood brooch

Mid 20th century

2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Weight - 12.6 grams

Marked Cooke, sterling

Excellent condition

A whimsical brooch in a fish shape designed by the Swedish Modernist Jeweler, Birger Haglund.

Marked STE for the maker, Town Mark for Stockholm, National Mark, Silver Standard, and date code for 1977. Also signed Birger H for Birger Haglund.

Measures about 1 1/2" long and 1" at the widest. Has a bezel set red stone, probably a garnet. Curved for an interesting effect. Rollover safety clasp holds securely. In very nice condition.

Fine MCM design.

Ca 1960 A pierced sterling malachite and gold tumi that may be worn as a pendant or brooch. The tumi tests 18k, and it is marked 925 on the bale. The malachite has a few flea bites but they're only evident with magnification and bright light. 1-1/8" square.Weight 10.5grams.

A beautifully made sterling bracelet of concave tear drop shaped links by Danish Modernist Bent Knudsen. The bracelet clasp has one of his ingenious screw bolt clasps. Measuring 7 1/2" end to end, it is 5/8" wide and weighs 75 grams. Fine original condition and signed and numbered as shown. A wonderful Danish Modernist design.

Bold and striking long sterling earrings designed by Karl Gustav Hansen for Hans Hansen of Denmark. These earrings are from the "Future" line of jewelry manufactured by Hans Hansen between 1932 and 1948. They hang 2 3/4" long, are 3/4" wide at the bottoms and are screw backs. Weighing 11 grams total, they are in fine original condition. A fabulous Modernist design.

A well crafted hand wrought bracelet with six slightly curved alternating floral designs.

Marked Sterling and Hand Wrought.

Measures about 7" long and 3/4" at the widest.

Hidden box closure fastens securely. Has a safety chain.

Great Arts and Crafts design. Lovely work. Reminds us of the work of Kalo from Chicago.

A visit to Maisel’s Trading Post was de rigueur for tourists visiting New Mexico before the store closed in the late 1960s after Mr. Maisel’s death. (It was later reopened in 1980 by a grandson, but closed again in 2019.) Tourists flocked to the store, which featured an open lower-level gallery where Native American artists crafted the jewelry and artifacts sold above...

I could never exaggerate the sparkle of the two big, faceted color-change sapphires that adorn the opposing “wings” forming the face of the modernist Enrique Ledesma Mexican hinged bracelet at hand! Set here against untreated sterling (quite often, Ledesma uses niello-type oxidation to enhance the contrast between gemstone and silver) the stones pass from amethyst to a steely purple under different light conditions thus mimicking the behavior of alexandrites...

A vintage hand made Arts and Crafts period hammered silver pendant by Albert Kahlbrandt, (1878-1961), Hamburg, Germany.

Possibly 800 silver, there is a tiny touch mark on the front near the top.

Pendant measures 2 1/4" long and 1 1/2" across. Marked Handarbeit, Kahlbrandt and Hamburg and the number 8. Mark is partially obscured by extra solder, not sure why it is there.

Chain measures 10" long on each side. Has a spring clasp that holds securely.

Fine work.

A vintage modernist silver necklace with a large central pendant by the master sculptor and artist from Ecuador, Oswaldo Guayasamin. The central pendant measures 2 3/4" long and 3/4" wide. Also measures 3/4" deep. The pendant has a textured front surface and polished sides and back. The pendant has an additional silver squiggle with what looks like onyx beads suspended in front of the textured surface. It moves independently.

The entire central piece is suspended from a linked neck ring...

A vintage, modernist sterling silver ring designed by Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea Oy of Finland.

Design measures 5/8" high and 5/8" across. Ring measures about a 7 and can be adjusted up or down.

Marked with the intertwined TH for Turun Hopea, Crown mark for Finland, 830 for silver standard, Town Mark for Turku and date code U7 for 1973.

Solid and in fine condition. Has some scratches to the band. Great bold design.

Fit for a museum, this rare and wonderful Egyptian Revival pin has a portrait painted on porcelain. It is mounted in 800 silver and surrounded by 16 coral beads on wire. There have been some repairs [not visible from the front] as is so common in jewelry repaired in the 19th century. 1 1/4" diameter. Circa 1875.

An Arts & Crafts style shield brooch by Jensen designer, Laurence Foss. The pin stem needs to be straightened but works and the piece is unpolished. It measures 1-1/2" x 1/2" and weighs 9.8 grams.Marked 629A Sterling L/F. There are no dents, just light wear.

A vintage sterling silver Mid Century Modernist bracelet by Betty Cooke.

Has polished and satin finished silver disks connected by a curved wire.

Measures about 8" around and probably can be adjusted because of the open design.

Signed Cooke and sterling on the back. Has some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish.

Comes with the original signed box and card Box has some soiling.

Well made with a stunning design. Great studio piece.

A vintage pair of sterling silver Mid Century Modernist pierced earrings by Betty Cooke.

Each earring has three polished silver disks connected to a silver tube. Opposites so frame the face when worn.

Measure about 2" long and 3/4" across.

Signed Cooke and sterling on the back of each earring. The clutches are not marked.

Have some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. One earring has a tiny ding to the tube in the middle...

An intriguing contributor to Mexico's 20th c. Silver Renaissance, Taller Taxco is a workshop that, as far as my experience goes, created jewelry that were solely based on Salvador Teran's designs. High quality, attention to detail and generous weight distinguish their work from other, "lesser known" modernist talleres yet to this day, a relationship between them and Teran has not been firmly established...