“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field.
“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field.
“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field.
“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field. click for details
Big, beautiful + breathtaking! …
Pre-Columbian cultures had a rich masking tradition, the most common dating from around 1200 B.C. Masks served a number of purposes, including those used for funerary rituals and various religious ceremonies. The imposing pendant on this fabulous Peruvian necklace takes its imagery from an iconic mask frequently seen in ancient Inca artwork. Crafted in .925 silver, the bold design of this centerpiece is at once primitive and modernist, with hand-rendered repou ...click for details
“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field.
“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field. click for details
In the sublime style of modernist Graziella Laffi! …
With its meticulous cutwork, minimalist tooling, and masterful, stylized motif that is at once modernist and pre-Columbian, this handwrought, waterbird pin is very much in the manner of G. Laffi. However, instead of accenting the piece with Laffi’s signature enamel work, here the highly skilled artisan has chosen to employ a striking azurmalachite inlay to accentuate the bird’s wings. Simply sensational! ...click for details
Rare + Rarified …
In my many adventures with vintage Peruvian silver, I have never come across a work as astonishing as this bracelet. Handwrought in .900 silver, the imposing piece is composed of five deeply convex panels, interconnected by soldered O-rings at the top and bottom. The finely stippled panels, with incised, glyphic borders framing their top and bottom, serve as sublime, textural settings for a magnificent display of applied, pre-Columbian silver figures. Each surmounted fi ...click for details
“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field. click for details
