Catalog: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Modernism (22)

Beautiful 14k gold and diamond tree brooch, c.1960's. This piece has a lovely modernist/art nouveau design showing a tree blowing in the wind and is set with 7 small diamonds in the branches. It was made using the lost wax process and has a very bright gold color. Tested for at least 14k, but is not marked. Made of heavy gauge gold, and weighs 20 grams. It is large, measuring 3 1/2" long. Very beautiful and major piece of gold jewelry.....$25 USA insured shipping.

Exquisite handmade 18K(750) gold and rubies modernist pin/pendant, c.1960's. It is signed "750 (stylized) R" and is in excellent condition. The texture is quite unique(on both sides) and has a 24-carat gold overlay so is very bright gold in color, and has 3 small pronged rubies. Made of very heavy gauge gold, it weighs 18 grams and measures 2 1/2" by 1 3/4". Breathtaking! Has a hand made double loop so that it can also be worn as a pendant...

Minimalist 14k and pearl ring by modernist jeweler Betty Cooke. Ring is signed "COOKE 14K" and is in excellent condition. It is size 7 and the front design measures 7/8" high by 1/2" wide. It appears in "MODERNIST JEWELRY 1930-1960" published by Schiffer on p.50......$17 for insured USA shipping.

HUGE RARE coral moonstones RICH TEXTURED 18K ring by ED WIENER. Signed "EW 18K". Size 10 3/4. Scored band with top measuring 1 3/4" by 1 3/8" set irregularly on band. Excellent condition. Magnificent work of art! Please read text for item #894295-ED Wiener 18K turquoise ring to explain his reason to work in 18K).....$25 for insured US shipping.

Hand made signed modernist 9 carat pin with oval amethyst, England, c.1980's. Pin measures 2 1/4" long by 5/16" wide with approx. 2.5 carat amethyst. Signed on back of pin "H.S. 9 375 triangle P" and "9 CT". Also signed "9 375" on pin stem. Lovely delicate piece......$10 for insured USA shipping. NYS residents pay sales tax.

Very large minimalist 14k pin with a pearl and ebony by the famous Baltimore modernist, Betty Cooke. With strong architectural design, it is signed "Cooke 14k" and is in excellent condition. It measures 3 3/4" long by 2 3/4" wide. Very major work of art and is photographed on page 48 of "MODERNIST JEWELRY 1930-1960 by Schon.....$25 USA insured shipping.

Handmade 14k and ebony modernist earrings by Betty Cooke, c.1980's. The design features an ebony disc(3/4" diameter by 1/4"thick)around which gold wire is formed. Lightweight, they measure 2 1/2" long by 1 14' wide. Signed "COOKE" on the ebony, they are in excellent condition.....$11 for insured shipping in USA & applicable NY tax.

18K yellow and white gold band signed "HM 18K". Size 8 and measures 5/16" wide. Weighs 10 grams. Excellent condition.....$25 for insured US shipping.

Unique modernist design 14k and stone ring. The square faceted stone is a bit less than 1/2 carat, and is assumed to be an almondine garnet, but could possibly be another gem stone. It is signed "14K" and is size 8. Excellent condition. Very interesting and unusual design....$25 for insured US shipping.

Cubist dimensional design ruby 18K earrings by Galle, France. Of good weight, the pair weighs 18 grams and each measures 1 14" tall by 1 1/4" wide. Very unusual, artful and in excellent condition.......$30 for insured US shipping.

Incredible design! Size 7 and measures 3/4" wide. Heavy - weighs 20 grams. Signed "18K" and hard to read mark. The best!....$30 for insured US shipping.

Beautiful modernist hand made 14k ring of a sculptural dimensional face/profile. Signed "14k" stylized "e" or "he". Looks like the later Hector Aguilar mark. Large scale, measures 1 1/4" long by 7/8" wide and is size 9 3/4. Heavy weight at 18 gms. Excellent condition. WORK OF ART.....$65 for insured US shipping.

Wonderful 14k gold ring constructed around a 19th century shell cameo by ED WIENER, NYC, c.1960. Made of very heavy gauge gold(weighs 10dwt=1/2 troy oz.), it is size 7. Ed Wiener would take a special cameo, stone, enamel piece, etc and build a ring or brooch around it. The beautiful textured gold work sets off the inset cameo. Dark oxydized gold also sets off the separate bezzle around the cameo...

Extremely rare and wonderful gold version of famous boomerang pin by Ed Wiener, NYC modernist, c.1955. Dimensional with high edges, it measures 1 7/8" long by 1 1/4" wide and has a raw orange citrine. The pin partially obscures the signature which shows "E-------ER" and this was not an unusual occurrence during this period of hand made jewelry. Excellent condition except that pin and lock are made of a white metal...

Modernist tree branch design handmade 14k earrings with pearls and diamonds, c.1960. Each earring has a 9mm natural pearl and three 3-point diamonds. One of the earrings is marked "14K" and they are in excellent condition. Of good size and made of heavy gauge gold, they measures 1" by 7/8". Sold without backs for the stickers or posts but very easily purchased. Great looking and strong modernist design.....$15 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.

Extremely unusual modernist/deco design and LARGE SCALE 18k and citrines ring, c.1950's. It has four emerald-cut dark orange citrines set in very heavy gauge 18K gold. Ring is size 6 and is signed "18K". The front measures 1" long by 3/4" wide by 1/2" high. Excellent condition. Stunning and very strong design......$15 for insured USA shipping.

Early famous hand made 14K and ebony modernist screwback earrings by Ed Wiener, NYC, 1955. They measure 1 1/4" long(not including screwback) by 3/4" wide and are unsigned. They are photographed in "JEWELRY BY ED WIENER A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION DECEMBER 1,1988-JANUARY 7, 1989 FIFTY/50 GALLERY, 793 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10003" on page 70. Excellent condition and beautiful.....$25 for insured US shipping.

Early modernist 14k and opal tie tac by the famous NYC designer, Ed Levin, c.1952. It is quite rare to see gold work by this artist, and this is a beautifully handmade piece. Signed "LEVIN 14K", it is in excellent condition. It measures 2 1/8" in diameter. Can also be worn as a brooch....$20 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.