John Prip and Ronald Pearson sterling silver necklace on the original leather cord
Ron Pearson was a student under Philip Morton at Alfred University in upstate New York while John Prip was an instructor there...
A well crafted, hand wrought sterling silver brooch by Albino Manca in an Arts and Crafts design.
Measures about 2 1/2" long and 1 3/8" at the widest. Marked Hand Wrought, Sterling, A. Manca. Has a double prong clasp with a squeeze closure that holds securely. Was probably a fur clip originally .
Warm patina, fine condition.
Wonderful mid 20th-Century pin by seminal modernist jewelry designer Sam Kramer. In sterling silver accented by what looks like copper. The pin is fully hallmarked and stamped "sterling." It measures over 2.5" long and 1.25" tall. It is in excellent condition.
Handmade sterling and ebony figural pendant by the famous NYC modernist, Ed Wiener, c.1955. It is photographed on p.69 of "Jewelry By Ed Wiener". Signed "ED WIENER STERLING" and is in excellent condition and measures 2 3/8" including the silver bale. The great looking silver figure is applied onto the wood and shows movement....$11 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
Strong, unique & one of his most desirable creations this 970 sterling silver cuff was designed & signed in the 1950's by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda (1919-2009). This cuff will comfortably fit up to a 6 1/2" wrist. The back opening is 1 1/8". The largest of the 7 disks measures 1 1/2" across. Weight 80 grams. Beautiful condition & patina. Fully hallmarked on the reverse. Featured on p. 150 of the museum catalog SILVER SEDUCTION: THE ART OF MODERNIST ANTONIO PINEDA by Gobi Stromberg...
Maxwell Chayat modernist sterling silver and rhodocrosite brooch
1950
2" x 1"
Weight - 9 grams
Marked Chayat, sterling
Very good vintage condition
The larger sides are designed as abstract forms with a pocked layer on a thin, flat surface. The opposite sides are undecorated rectangular panels. They are marked on the bridge bars with Ed Wiener’s name on one side and sterling on the other. The larger sides measure ¾ inch long by 3/8 inch wide. Weight: 14.2 grams total
Fine modernist sterling silver brooch
Well crafted and substantial
3 1/4" x 1 1/2"
Unmarked
Very god vintage condition
Modernist sterling silver bracelet by Lore
c. 1950
Classic positive and negative space design
Stands 1" tall
Interior circumference measures 5 3/4" plus a 1 1/4" gap in rear
Weight - 38 grams
Marked Lore, sterling
Very good vintage condition with original oxidation, minor surface scratching
Elegant modernist screw-back earrings in sterling silver and jacaranda. Swedish, by Arvo Saarela. Marked AMS for Saarela, the assay mark of Enköping (the town where AS and his wife Maria ran their studio 1948-78), Swedish silver hallmark and D9 for 1954. Length "1¼/ 3,2 cm. Condition: fine.
These modernist earrings feature polished, irregular-shaped composite turquoise drops attached to serpentine pieces of forged sterling silver wire, secured by curled ends. They hang from commercial screw backs that are marked (and test positively for) sterling silver and are in excellent working condition. The earrings measure approximately 2 1/4 in. long. They are otherwise unmarked.
Janiye modernist sterling silver necklace
1950
Pendant 2" x 2 3/4"
Neck ring should fit a 16" neck
Weight - 40 grams
Marked Janiye, sterling on both neck ring and pendant
Excellent vintage condition
American Abstract Modernist Copper Brooch
Rebajes
Titled, "Amoeba"
c.1950s
Excellent condition
and measures
3 1/4" x 2 1/4"
A very rare piece of hand wrought sterling silver modernist jewelry by the San Francisco Metalsmith, Harry Dixon.
This unusual massive cuff bracelet has a large spinach green and yellow striated raised agate. Very three dimensional.
Measures 5 1/2" around with an opening of 1 1/8". Does not have much flexibilty. Measures 2 7/8" wide at the front. Weighs 105 gr.
Marked with a stamped Harry Dixon and Sterling.
Has some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish...
This sterling silver belt buckle by renown modernist Ed Wiener exhibits a strong, clean design, crisply forged with a smooth panel of ebony set within a partial applied frame. The back has a well-soldered rectangular loop and prong with no signs of repair; it bears Ed Wiener's mark and the mark for sterling. There is a nicely aged patina, with random spots of oxidation, and a roughly half-inch shallow incision of unknown origin on the surface (best seen in first and last photos)...
Art Smith modernist sterling silver brooch
1950
3" x 1 1/2"
Signed
Very good vintage condition
From a Virginia Estate, this is a pair of LOS CASTILLO METALES EARRINGS. Signed on the back: LOS CASTILLO MEXICO (on the screw backs)/ 63 METALES CASTILLO/. Size of the Plaque front: 7/8" X 7/8". Circa 1960- 1980 in Excellent Condition. ADD to the Mexican Designer Collection.
American Modernist Sterling Quartz Crystal Brooch
Art Smith
c.1950s
Excellent condition
3 1/4" x 2"