Circa 1944-1948, this Hubert Harmon pin is hand-wrought with exquisite repoussé silver work.
It's a highly detailed piece, featuring a bird and fish in Harmon's signature whimsical style. The fish has an amethyst eye.
Measures 3 1/2" x 2 7/8".
Weight is 21.5 grams.
Signed and hallmarked "Hand Made Sterling Hubert Harmon Made in Mexico", along with his winged feet.
Collector quality.
A rare flower and dove bracelet, #23 in sterling silver with Chrysoprase cabochons designed by the Danish silversmith, Georg Jensen. Marked with the stylized GJ in a rectangle that dates it between 1933-44. Also marked with Sterling, Denmark, 925 and 23 for the style number.
Measures 7" long and 1" at the widest. Weighs 35 gr. Has a round box closure that holds securely. Additionally it has a fold over safety catch.
In fine condition with a warm patina...
Sterling and onyx Mayan face pin by Fred Davis, Mexico, c.1947. Davis managed Sanborn's for 20 years during this period. See pg. 23 of The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks. Since this is a classic Fred Davis design, this is his work. It is signed "22(Sanborn's bellmark number) MEXICO STERLING" and is in excellent condition. It measures 1 9/16" wide by 1 1/8" high. Beautiful classic Davis pin......$11 for USA insured shipping plus NYS residents pay sales tax.
Betty Cooke modernist sterling and ebony brooch
Mid 20th century
1 3/4" x 3 3/4"
Weight - 14 grams
Marked Cooke, sterling on silver element and hand etched Cooke on verso of wood segment
Excellent vintage condition
Bernice Goodspeed is respected as one of the women of Taxco from the Mexican Silver Renaissance. The silver is thick with a count of 48 grams (not bendy at all) and displays a heavy patina. The condition is without damage. These fire opals are stunning and seem to have a whole different world inside them. We have a wearable length of 17 inches long and the center drop is 1.5in. tall and 1.25in. wide...
An abstract sterling silver and exotic wood pendant suspended from the original riveted chain by NYC studio jeweler, Henry Steig.
The pendant measures 3" long including the bale and 1 1/4" across. The 18" chain is made up of flattened sterling bars connected with rivets. Has a hook closure. Has a very industrial feel.
Signed on the underside of the pendant with Steig Sterling. Has some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish...
A sterling silver hand wrought brooch with a turquoise stone in a floral design by the noted Arts and Crafts jeweler, Mary Gage.
The brooch measures 1 1/8" in diameter and 1 1/8" high. Closes with a secure rolling clasp. Has a warm patina. Marked Mary Gage Sterling under one side of the clasp on the back. In a design with lots of tendrils that she is known for.
Has a very hand made feel, warm patina and organic design. Fine example of Arts and Crafts period metal work.
This silver pin is unmarked but exhibits sophisticated metalwork. It is composed of a single piece of silver that has been hand-formed and folded to portray a tail and stylized fins or, possibly stripes or seaweed. There is some oxidation on the surface of the body, under the fins, most likely from heating the silver to make it more pliable. A chrysoprase cabochon in a bezel mount represents the eye. The pin has a secure rollover clasp...
Signed by Mary Gage, the eccentric yet talented silversmith (among other vocations!) of the late American Arts and Crafts movement, this wide sterling silver band ring is entirely hand-wrought and features her signature "lily pads" motif. It seems that Gage crafted this ring in 14k yellow gold as well which probably explains why, if you look really closely to the clusters of tiny beading separating the lily pads, you will spot two or three that are made of gold...
N.E. From sterling silver brooch
Classic modernist brooch
Denmark
1950
2 5/8" long x 1 1/4" wide
Weight - 12 grams
Marked
Excellent vintage condition
An unusual sterling silver pendant in an industrial design with copper inlay suspended from a paperclip style chain. Reminds us of a stylized torso similar to the work of Thomas Mann.
Central pendant measures 2 3/8" across and 2 1/8" high. Three dimensional. The four small cubes have layers of copper inlay for an interesting effect. Very well made. Unsigned.
The chain measures 23" long and has a secure hook clasp. The piece has some tarnish and minor surface scratches...
Another Antonio Pineda masterpiece done in black onyx crescents. Very comfortable with 4.5 in. diameter which is approximately 16.5 inches of wearable length. Each crescent is 1.75 inches at the widest point. No damage or repairs. The matching Pineda bracelet is as well listed on my site. It does have a patina that has not been touched and buyer can make it their own. There is 114 grams of stunning design, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
Ed Wiener modernist sterling silver brooch
3" x 3 3/4"
1950
Marked Ed Wiener, sterling on reverse
Very good vintage condition
A vintage modernist 830 silver brooch and/or pendant by the noted silversmith from Norway, H.C. Østrem whose work is signed OXO. Can be worn off the chain as a brooch or on the chain as a pendant.
Made of 830 silver, which was widely used as a silver standard in Scandinavian countries, in a three dimensional design, this brooch or pendant measures 2" across and 3" high. Has what appears to be the original chain. The pendant has three dangles for lots of movement...
Rare and magnificent 970 silver and obsidian rods bracelet by Taxco master silversmith Antonio Pineda...
A substantial sterling silver necklace with interlocking block links alternating with molded cuboid elements. The cuboids or rectangular blocks bear impressed, oxidized linear patterns on all sides, giving the piece a sense of depth. It is secured with a lobster clasp that is marked 925 for sterling silver, and the necklace also tests definitively for sterling. Unclasped, the chain measures 30 in. long. Weight: 64 grams
A choice of 2 vintage three dimensional hand made sterling silver brooches, each with a pearl accent by Modernist Jeweler, Russell Secrest. May be purchased individually or as a pair.
The first ribbon like brooch, which measures 1 5/8" across and 1 3/8" high, has thick curled silver with a central large baroque pearl. It has some tarnish; there is a very tiny area of darkening at the top edge.
The second brooch measures 1 1/2" in diameter and 2" high, and has a raised silver pattern o...
This bracelet has everything going for it. It is hand chased beautifully into what I think is a floral motif. The 2 balls in it's center are caviar cut which are perfect and without dents. The wearable length is 7 in. long and each of the four sections are shaped to lay on the wrist absolutely perfect. This bracelet makes a statement of style and quality with a weight of 101 grams and a height of 2.25in. tall. Marked as shown with SILVER MEXICO. This mark usually denotes Mexico City as the origi...
