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EARLY MEXICAN SILVER GOLD VERMEIL STORYTELLER BRACELET

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1950   item# 1107838 (stock# RL375)

EARLY MEXICAN SILVER GOLD VERMEIL STORYTELLER BRACELET
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¡Viva Mexico! … Dating to the 1940's, this extraordinary souvenir bracelet obviously was crafted by a skilled Mexico City artisan for that tourist who had a few extra dineros in his or her wallet. Handwrought in .900 silver, it is composed of seven convex, heraldic-style panels, interconnected by pairs of oval rings. With their deeply patinated surfaces, the panels boast intricately designed silver, including decorative openwork, which exhibits a decidedly Spanish colonial flair. The brac ...click for details


THOMAS MANN MIXED MEDIA SIGNED 1990 CATATONIX PIN

Catalogue: New Century: Jewelry: Pins: Pre 2000   item# 1107396 (stock# RL373)

THOMAS MANN MIXED MEDIA SIGNED 1990 CATATONIX PIN
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By one of the major players in the modern American craft movement … Working out of New Orleans, modern “artrepreneur” Thomas Mann has spent the last thirty years producing extraordinary metal art infused with beauty, character, and whimsy. Combining nuts and bolts materials with visual art, he calls his highly collectible, counter-culture jewelry making “Techno-Romantic.” An early entry in his “Catatonix” collage collection, the handwrought pin being offered here is a sublime example of why M ...click for details


MID-CENTURY DANISH JKP SILVER SPIRAL BROOCH

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian: Pre 1960   item# 1107264 (stock# RL371)

MID-CENTURY DANISH JKP SILVER SPIRAL BROOCH
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$85.00 

Fabulous fusion of style + substance … Exquisite craftsmanship and iconic imagery create this sterling brooch handwrought by noted Danish silver designer Julius A.L. Klagenborg, who was registered in Copenhagen, from 1944 to 1973. Boasting a round, openwork form, it is composed of four double-spiral elements enclosed within a simple, wide border. A surmounted silver sphere adorns the center, where the spiraled details converge, and four small, applied, silver beads accent the design at each q ...click for details


RARE 1950’s 7" COPPER ENAMEL PLATE WITH MILLEFIORI

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Metals: Copper: Pre 1970   item# 1106953 (stock# RL370)

RARE 1950’s 7" COPPER ENAMEL PLATE WITH MILLEFIORI
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
Unknown

CIRCA:
1950’s or ’60s
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RETRO ARTS & CRAFTS-STYLE MIXED METALS STRETCH BRACELET

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Other Metals: Pre 1970   item# 1106315 (stock# RL367)

RETRO ARTS & CRAFTS-STYLE MIXED METALS STRETCH BRACELET
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$105.00 

Uncommon beauty … Exceptionally well-constructed, this stunning, stretch bracelet hails from the 1950’s or ’60s, while evoking the signature motifs of the Arts & Crafts movement. It is composed of forty long and narrow metal bars—alternating in silver, copper, and brass tones—each of which is adorned with a floral, foliate, and vine motif against a subtly textured background. The vertically set, delicate designs are superbly pressed, boasting outstanding depth of detail. And all the bars ...click for details


G. LAFFI WELSCH PERU MODERNIST SILVER LLAMA NECKLACE

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Latin American: Pre 1960   item# 1105957 (stock# RL365)

G. LAFFI WELSCH PERU MODERNIST SILVER LLAMA NECKLACE
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“The Spratling of Peru” … Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in pre-Columbian, folkloric, and modernist motifs. 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.
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RARE VINTAGE MEXICAN PINEDA’S SILVER CHERUB PUTTO PIN

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1980   item# 1105421 (stock# RL364)

RARE VINTAGE MEXICAN PINEDA’S SILVER CHERUB PUTTO PIN
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$105.00 

A superb and singular find … This enchanting piece is hallmarked with the letter/number registration designated for the Taxco shop Pineda’s. According to an interview with renowned Taxco silver designer Antonio Pineda, the mark was used by an unidentified brother. How wonderful and mysterious! Depicting a sweet cherub or putto, with feathered wings and a head covered in spiraling curls, the pin is executed in sculptural repoussé and chasing—all defined and enhanced by heavy oxidizing. Simply ...click for details


MODERNIST JOHN LEWIS BOSTON HAMMERED SILVER BRACELET

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Designer Signed: Pre 1970   item# 1104999 (stock# RL362)

MODERNIST JOHN LEWIS BOSTON HAMMERED SILVER BRACELET
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Wrist art … American designer John Lewis began offering his exceptionally inventive, sterling silver jewelry in 1955, at summer shops in Massachusetts. Today, his highly collectible pieces continue to be sold in his popular store on Newbury Street in Boston. This splendid bangle bracelet is a fine example of Lewis’s earlier works, most likely dating to the 1960’s. Sleek, chic, and fashioned in a design that is at once modernist and classic, its organic, hand-hammered form boasts a striking fr ...click for details


EXCEPTIONAL ’50s PERUVIAN SILVER DIORAMA BRACELET

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Latin American: Pre 1960   item# 1104521 (stock# RL360)

EXCEPTIONAL ’50s PERUVIAN SILVER DIORAMA BRACELET
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$225.00 

Bucolic ~ Folkloric ~ Iconic … Most probably dating to the 1940’s or ’50s, this extraordinary Peruvian bracelet is composed of eight panels interconnected by hidden pin hinges. Handwrought in .925 silver, six of the deeply convex panels are oval in form, and have been ingeniously and intricately constructed in layers to create dimensional, storytelling dioramas. The surmounted foreground images portray men and women herders, playing flutes or holding staffs, as they follow behind their llamas ...click for details


FABULOUS ’50S MEXICAN SILVER DANCING COUPLE BROOCH

Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Mexican: Pre 1960   item# 1104315 (stock# RL359)

FABULOUS ’50S MEXICAN SILVER DANCING COUPLE BROOCH
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$85.00 

¡Con brio! … A quick-footed, young vaquero and his lissome senorita strut their stuff, as they two-step across the dance floor, in this superb, cast silver pin from the early 1950’s. An intoxicating motif, boasting expertly defined detail and dimensionality, the piece captures a sublime moment of spirited energy and elation, and makes it timeless.
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