A collection of four pair of hand made modernist sterling earrings with various stones by the NYC jeweler, Max Nass. May be purchased individually or in any combination.
JJ3615 Long teardrops with red beads. Measure 2" long including the screw backs. $125.
JJ3613 Curved dangles with coral colored beads. Measure 2" long with the screw backs. $125.
JJ3612 Fish shaped dangles with black beads. Measure 2" long with the screw backs. $125...
A striking and colorful bracelet with sterling wire wrapped caged raw stones by Modernist Arthur King who had a shop on Madison Avenue in New York City in the 1960's. The stones include rose quartz, amethyst, clear quartz, and topaz. The bracelet measures 8 1/2" end to end but the hook clasp can be linked to an inner ring to make the length shorter and have the end stone dangle which may have been the intent of the maker. This piece is in fine original condition and weighs 43 grams...
Everitt MacDonald sterling silver and topaz ring
California modernist artisan
1950
Size - 6
Weight - 14 grams
This totally gorgeous and substantial ring is in wonderful vintage condition
Marked MACDONALD, sterling
William DeHart - rare American modernist sterling brooch.
Brooch measures 3 3/4" x 4".
Condition - excellent.
DeHart exhibited at The Walker Art Center mid 20th century.
Wonderful post modern hand made sterling and gold ring by Novak, c. 1970's. Of very large dimension, the design shows a soaring bird with a gold head flying high above the band. The gold is directly soldered to the silver. The wing span measures 1 7/8" wide and stands 1" above the band and is size 8 1/4. The ring is signed in two places "NOVAK 925" and is in excellent condition. Very exciting and thrilling piece....$8 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
Charming, dimensional, and original design pin with applied silver man/scissors/flora, and applied brass and copper, and set in textured copper. Very unusual and charming, it measures 2 1/8" long by 1 3/4" wide. Signed "BK 93", it is in excellent condition. Really unusual and fun!.....$8 for USA insured shipping & applicable NY tax.
An interesting, heavy organic ring by the Swedish Modernist Jeweler, Isaac Cohen. Marked Isaac Cohen, ICO for the maker, Town Mark for Stockholm, National Mark, Silver Standard, and date code for 1967. Isaac Cohen was the owner of Galarie 22, a fashionable jewelry store in Stockholm. Top measures about 1 1/8" long and 1 1/8" across. Sits about 5/8" high off the shank. Ring is between an 8 - 8 1/2. Looks like someone may have previously sized it...
This pendant measures 1 3/4" x 1" (x 3/8"). It is an textured, oxidized, silver plaque, surmounted by silver, textured, biomorphic portion. It is circa 1960's and in excellent condition. It also has good heft.
Rachel Gera ring
1970
Israel
Sterling silver with carnelian stone
Bold and dynamic design
Size 8
Weight - 17.75 grams
Stands 5/8" above the finger
Overall dimensions - 1 1/2" x 1"
Very good vintage condition
Sterling silver hand wrought portrait ring
Striking and well made this unique ring is a size 7 1/4 - 7 1/2
Weight - a solid 18.5 grams
Marked 925, with artist cypher [S pierced by a center line]
Excellent vintage condition
American Mid Century Modernist Sterling Pendant w/Rose Quartz
Ed Wiener
c.1950s
Pendant alone measures 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"
A well crafted sterling silver cuff bracelet with a prong set faceted sapphire jewel. Heavy sterling abstract design. It could be some sort of creature with a sapphire eye, but not sure.
Hand wrought sterling with a thick overlay. Slightly tapered at the ends.
Measures 5 1/2" around with an opening of 1 1/2". Measures 3/4" at the widest. Can be adjusted slightly.
Marked Sterling multiple times on the inside...
C. Leslie Smith modernist sterling silver earrings
American modernist
1950s
1" x 7/8"
These solid and well crafted earrings weight 12.50 grams
Marked sterling and hallmarked on verso
Very good vintage condition
A vintage sterling hand wrought large pendulum shaped pendant with a small prong set dark red stone in the center. Looks like it may be a garnet. The pendant has smooth sterling around the rim with two zigzag rows of textured sterling across the center.
Measures 3 1/2" long and 2 1/2" across. Has a large double bale so could be worn on a thick chain or neck ring. Marked Sterling on the back. Has some tarnish and minor surface scratches.
Very striking, well crafted design.
Elsa Freund American modernist silver and ceramic kinetic necklace
1950
Pendant - 5" long
Neck wire - 17 1/2" in circumference
Marked Elsa
Very good vintage condition
Composed of a single loop of wire hammered flat on the top. The ring is unmarked, but tests definitively for silver. The top measures 1 1/8 inches long by about 5/8 inch wide. The ring is a size 9. Weight: 3.7 grams
An elegant silver tie clip by Marcin Zaremski, Warsaw, c 1980. The pure and restricted style of MZ has made him internationally known. Monogram mark MJZ, 925 (sterling quality), M . Zaremski and an eye (Zaremskis’s personal mark). Width " 2½/ 6,2 cm. Condition: fine.
A modernist pair of sterling silver earrings by noted mid century jeweler, Sam Kramer. Measure 1 1/2" long and 7/8" across. Have 2 dangles that move when worn. Marked sterling on the back of the screw backs which hold securely. Have some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. These are not signed but are a documented Sam Kramer design. Great example of MCM jewelry.