This sterling silver necklace is composed of curved panels with recessed areas that divide each panel into three sections. The middle section remains silver; the outer sections have a copper and brass plating. The necklace is nicely made, with soldered links and a secure tongue–and-groove clasp. The back of one panel is marked with two circular Taxco sterling marks. The necklace measures about 17 1/2 inches long; it is a little over 1/4 inch wide. Gross weight: 54.9 grams

A pair of earrings with a dramatic geometrical design with heft, literally and figuratively. The square drops feature rectangular pieces of wood and black glass inset within a sterling silver framed panel, separated by strips of silver and copper. The drops suspend from small sterling silver drums with screw backs attached. There is some scratching to the glass, which is roughly cut. The silver has a warm patina. The panel backs bear an interesting set of marks: the maker’s mark for C...

Each earring formed as a wing, set with a pearl. The silver has a warm patina from age. The clip backs are secure and original to the earrings. The backs exhibit the Mikimoto clamshell mark as well as 950 for silver content and CPO in a lozenge. Each earring measures 1 ¼ inches long by 3/8 inch at its widest area.

A cuff bracelet made of three bands of oxidized silver with seven separate brass wires wound around the bands at various points. The bands are fused together at the terminal. The cuff is unmarked. It measures a little over 6 ½ inches internal circumference, with a 1 3/8-inch gap at the terminals. Gross weight: 28.1 grams

Of an abstract form, composed of an irregular-shaped sterling silver textured panel, with a similarly shaped piece of chrysoprase secured to it by twisted wire. The surface of the stone shows a small scratch where the wire has rubbed; otherwise, it has maintained its polished finish. The pin has a rollover clasp in good working order; sterling is double-stamped on the back of the panel. It measures just under 2 5/8 inches long by 1 ¼ inches wide.

Here is a handmade ring of two types of wood mounted in a sterling silver frame. The wood is scored into small squares. The rectangular top is soldered to a sterling band and sits so that it rises about 1/2 inch from the finger. The ring is unmarked, but tests for sterling. The top of the ring measures 3/4 inch long by 5/8 inch wide. The ring is sized to a 7.

Composed of a single band of sterling silver, split into two pieces lengthwise. The undecorated, thinner piece overlaps the wider, textured piece. The piece is nicely design and lays nicely on the wrist. It is marked only sterling on the inside. It measures ½ inch wide at the top and ¾ inch wide at the wider terminal. It has a 7 ¼-inch inner circumference and a 1 1/8-inch opening at the terminals. Weight: 31.4 grams

Rectangular, decorated with applied geometric abstract motifs, enhanced by oxidation. The rectangular panels swivel on hinges, as do the anchor bars. The anchor bars are marked sterling and bear a patent number for a 1948 hinge design; there is no maker’s mark. The panels measure a little over 1 inch by ½ inch. Weight: 17.5 grams total

Henry Steig was a self-taught New York metalsmith who worked from 1949 to 1972, primarily in sterling silver. Steig was considered a constructivist, using negative space as a design element, as seen in these handmade sterling silver earrings. The drops are formed from flattened wires curled into triangular pinwheels and are attached to a standard screw-back attachment with a convex top. They are secure and in good working order...

This sterling silver pin has an abstract design that features a disc of bright chartreuse enamel. It has a leaf-like shape with a single silver wire wound around the length of the pin. On the edge of the wire sits the maker’s mark of John Bryan. The pin measures 2 inches long by a little over 1 inch at the widest area. Gross weight: 8.3 grams

Here is an interesting handmade sterling silver hairpin with an abstract design at the top. There is no maker’s mark, but it is marked sterling on one of the prongs. It is 4 inches long, and 3/4 inch wide at the top.

Decorated with applied geometric abstract motifs, enhanced by oxidation. The bar is strong and tight enough to be used as a money clip. It is marked sterling but has no maker’s mark. It measures 2 ¼ inches by ¼ inch. Weight: 12 grams