Signed Victoria By Ana Maria Nunez de Brilanti. This is an extraordinary example by one of the early women of Taxco. Numbered 442 design is detachable into a large brooch which can be worn as shown in my picture or the entire length of the brooch pinned under a button down collar. The wearable length is approximately 17 inches. The drop of flowers with leaves measures 2 inches tall and spans approximately 6 inches. Brilanti designed this jewel to serve as a necklace and a brooch...
Signed with Arte En Plata Taller as well as an early eagle 3. The artist initials are also shown with AJ. There is a height of 1.25 inches. The beads are a lovely blue green Azurmalachite and has 19 inches of length. The diamond drops are heavy walled silver with a dark natural patina. We have an impressive presence at 190 grams. No damage, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
This stunning pendant, in the late 1960s-70s Brutalist tradition, is composed of silver and set with an impressive sugar-loaf cabochon. The silver is darkened and features a highly oxidized center within a lattice-like design of roughly molded openwork. The back evokes molten lava with its wavy texture. The stone is likely a highly-included quartz, polished and showing hardly any wear, surprising given its 1/2-inch height...
This bold bracelet, probably American, has a modern sensibility that belies its ca. 1890 origins. It is composed of a polished hollow sterling silver curb chain with a sterling heart-shaped padlock closure. This padlock has no key but can be opened simply by a gentle tug on the lever mechanism and a gentle push to close. The chain has no marks (though tests for sterling); the top of the padlock indicates sterling, which suggests an American origin...
Jane Wiberg modernist sterling silver and shaped amethyst quartz ring
Denmark
Mid 20th century
Size - 7 1/2
Weight - 13 grams
Marked Jane Wiberg, Handmade, Danish Silver, 925s
Very good vintage condition
A sterling silver hand wrought cuff bracelet by the noted Chicago mid century modernist jeweler, Nita Lustig. Has a curved sterling wire overlay and three protruding disks.
Measures about 5 3/8" around with an additional 1 1/8" for the gap. Could be adjusted slightly. Measures 1" wide. Marked Sterling and Lustig.
Very nice condition with some minor scratches and a little tarnish. You can see slight indentations on the opposite side of where the marks were stamped...
Margot Van Voorhies was definitely the Queen of the Mexican Silver Renaissance. After her divorce from Antonio Castillo she began her Taller Margot De Taxco and created the most wondrous of jewels. This repousse necklace shows her finesse with movement. The reverse repousse gives great dimension plus the drop will detach then becoming a brooch. (look at the underside photo to see the hooks) The drop is 1.5in. tall and 1.25in. across. Made from thick silver and weighing 50 grams...
Alfredo Villasana was one of the finest Maestros of the Mexican Silver Renaissance. This treasure is a hand made pectoral that is shadow boxed with a nielo underneath and leaves styled and cut out with precision running across the top. The necklace weighs 105 grams of thick silver. The wearable length is a mimimum of 17 inches. No repairs or damage just, LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
Made by Margot Van Voorheis this necklace proves that not all great things come in big packages. The workmanship is complicated to say the least. The entire 15in. chain is composed of the tiniest granulated beads which are then channel set throughout with each links length measuring 3/16th of an inch. Nine perfect teardrop dangles are the center piece attracting much attention and the drop is 1in. tall and 2.75in. across...
A vintage modernist sterling silver ring by Hans Hansen, designed by the Georg Jensen designer, Allan Scharff.
Measures about a size 8. Marked with the conjoined HaH for Hans Hansen and 925S.
In fine condition. Minor scratches. Thick sterling.
Modernist streamlined design.
A massive, amazing vintage bracelet in 970 silver with 6 cabachon amethysts by Antonio Pineda. The randomly placed stones are deeply set into the silver and appear to be almost floating. The cuff measures 5 1/4" around in the inside plus an additional 1 1/2" opening. It is 2 3/4" wide at all points and weighs 177 grams...
Hans Hansen modernist sterling silver bracelet
Denmark
Mid 20th century
Very unique geometric links with a three dimensional quality
7 1/4" long
3//4" wide
Weight - 65 grams
Marked on verso - Hans Hansen in script,Denmark,925s
Very good condition
A beautifully made Shiebler silver medallion of the type known as the Etruscan or Homeric series. The medallion features a bust length rendering of a soldier wearing a crested helmet displaying a dog or wolf. The reverse of the piece is fully marked "W84/Shiebler/(wings mark)/Sterling/720". Shiebler and his company, in addition to their very fine general reputation, were especially noted for their medallion work inspired by the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
The condition of the brooc...
An outstanding sterling silver pendant, wire neck collar and earrings from Denmark, designed by Knud V. Andersen for Anton Michelsen in the highly sought after bark design.
The thick curled pendant with a bark like texture measures 2 5/8" long and almost 1 1/2" across. Wire collar measures about 15" around. Could be used with an extender if needed. Collar has a secure hook closure. The pendant and wire collar are both marked 925S KVA Denmark. The pendant is extremely heavy and substanti...
A vintage sterling silver and pearl hand wrought choker necklace and matching bracelet by the California Modernist, Esther Lewittes. May be purchased individually or as a set.
Necklace measures 14 1/2" long but hard to measure exactly due to the curvature of the links. Probably closer to 15". An extender could be added to the back if necessary. Signed Lewittes Sterling. Has a hook closure that holds securely.
The matching bracelet measures 7" long and has a secure spring clasp. Also mark...
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. The two were involved with Shop One, an early and important center for the nascent crafts movement in the US
During the mid to late 1950s they collaborated on jewelry and metal ware projects and this rare piece is one of those joint works
Pendant measures 4" lo...
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. We did not p...
A modernist pendant in 830 silver designed by Jorma Laine for Kultateollisuus, Ky of Turku Finland.
This abstract pendant features a person on a swing that can be seen from the front or back. It measures 2 5/8" long and 1 1/4" wide. Original chain measures 23" long and has a secure spring clasp. Chain is marked with the mark for Kultateollisuus, Ky, the Finnish National mark and 830S. Pendant is marked 830S for the Finnish silver standard, and Finland. Fine condition, minor tarnish.
