This stunning bracelet by Antonio Pineda features oval cabochon Moonstones set at the center of 970 silver links. It measures 7" long by 3/4" wide and weighs 45.4 grams. No damage noted. Secure box clasp and attached safety chain. Hallmarked with the Antonio Taxco Crown, 970, Hecho en Mexico along with a partial stamp along the edge that can't be read. A lovely bracelet with timeless elegance and style.
A sterling silver modernist brooch by noted Mid Century jeweler, Caroline Gleick Rosene. This brooch is made from three thick squared off sterling wires attached to a small triangular piece of sterling. Marked Sterling Rosene on the back. Measures 2 1/4" across and 7/8" at the widest. Rollover safety clasp holds securely. Great example of Mid Century studio jewelry.
Circa mid-century, this Salvador Teran bracelet features a large amethyst cabochon set within a sterling silver ribbon and bow design. At least - that is my interpretation. I believe it to be a very rare piece and have not seen this design before. Closed, wearable length is 6 3/8". Width in front is 1 1/2". Weight is 41.3 grams. Signed and hallmarked with a very worn lightly struck "Salvador", Sterling Mexico, with the eagle assay 36 and the design # 204. Deep patina...
Art Smith modernist sterling silver kinetic earrings
1950
3 3/8" long
3" wide
Unmarked
Very good vintage condition
Unusual and lovely signed early 1960's amethysts, silver, and enamel butterfly necklace. Beautiful golden brown, white, yellow,& turquoise blue enamel butterfly with 2 oval cabochon amethysts on a light blue enamel background. This is constructed on heavy gauge silver and the back is royal blue, golden brown and black enamel. The scalloped silver sides provide a frame for the work and it measures a generous 1 7/8" in diameter. The piece is signed "V" in a circle...
Henry Steig modernist brooch with stone.
Measurements - app. 3" long x 1"
Condition - Excellent
A pair of Mexican sterling & amethyst earrings 1940s-50s. This pair of Mexican silver screwback earrings has genuine tested amethyst bezel-set facetted stones. These 1-1/8 x 1/2" earrings have typical alpaca backs, and the earrings themselves test as sterling (no marks are visible). They weigh 9.1 grams, and they are in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
Rebajes modernist sterling, turquoise and pearl necklace
Unique hand crafted form
Pendant - 3 1/2" x 1 1/2"
Necklace - 22" extended
Signed Rebajes sterling
Very good vintage condition
A delicate but sturdily made openwork pin designed with a scrolled top set with faceted red glass. It has a modified C-clasp and is marked for .800 silver. There is also what appears to be the German word “geschützt” (roughly meaning “registered”) and an intertwined mark that looks like an R within a larger G. The pin stem is of brass and is marked “Metall.” There is a tiny nick to the glass stone, visible only with magnification. The pin measures about 2 7/8 inches long...
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.
Paul Lobel modernist sterling silved cuff bracelet
Mid 20th century American modernism
This rare and exceptional cuff is crafted of burnished sterling wires artfully attached to an open cylindrical frame
Weight - 143+ grams
3 1/8" tall
2 1/2" in diameter
Marked Lobel in block letters
Tests as sterling silver
Excellent vintage condition
A simple silver bangle with niello marked Sterling. The width is a tad over 1/16"~ inner diameter 2-5/8".
This modernist sterling silver necklace features a pendant centered with alexandrite crystal and cultured pearl was designed c.1950's by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda. The chain measures 22 inches. The 3/4"L alexandrite crystal changes colors with the light from rich reds to deep blues and purples. The large pearl is a luminous cream. Signed on the back of the pendant with the ANTONIO's CROWN & TAXCO hallmark...
A Mexican sterling silver and amethyst cabochons bracelet circa 1930s 1940 This 7-3/8" length and 5/8" wide bracelet is a classic Mexico design, and the gem stones are genuine. This bracelet is stamped STERLING 925 TAXCO with a 3 eagle mark. It weighs 18.2 grams, it has a box clasp, and it is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs, but there is a tiny triangle shape gap on one amethyst. It doesn't appear to be a chip from damage...
Very well constructed heavy gauge silver modernist pin with four hanging moveable tiger-eye drops. It measures 1 3/4" by 1 3/4". Unsigned and in excellent condition.....$10 for insured US shipping.
Elsa Freund modernist bracelet
Sterling silver with Elsaramic stone
These ceramic stones were hand created and display internal lines and fissures
1950 - 1960
1 7/8" tall
Interior circumference 5 1/4" plus a one inch rear opening
Somewhat flexible
Signed Elsa
Very good vintage condition
Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver brooch
1950
Large and well crafted this brooch weighs 23.30 grams
Measurements - 4 3/4" long x 3" wide
Marked Lobel, sterling on verso
Very good vintage condition
A very delicate and colorful bracelet, featuring gilded silver filigreed panels enhanced with blue and green enamel. The enamel is in lovely condition, with only tiny areas of loss. The tongue-and-groove clasp is very secure and shows some wear due to use (the clasp is silverplated). There is also a gold-filled safety chain not original to the bracelet...