For sale here is a very RARE and very large pair of vintage 1940s handmade copper Veronica Lake wall plaques by Francisco Rebajes of NYC. Rebajes was one of the earliest studio jewelers in the US, starting back in the 1930s, but he also made a whole line of objects in copper including large wall plaques such as this pair. He quickly went from selling his idiosyncratic creations on the street to a posh and stylish showroom on 5th Avenue by the 1940s! Here's a short biography of the artist:
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Swiss Enamel, Pearl and Gold Mounted Brooch, Circa 1880. The central enamel plaque depicts the Chateau de Chillon amidst the Swiss Alps in beautiful realistic subtle hues. The gold frame is engraved and set with several pearl sections alternating with sections of enamel (minor traces of loss to enamel). The back of the brooch is enameled in a pale blue hue and signed “Chillone” for the Château de Chillon. The Château was originally inhabited by the Savoy family and today is a destinati...
Rare mixed metal pitcher with lots of bugs. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1880. Globular with drum-form neck, small lip spout, and c-scroll handle. Modish insects—dragon fly, grasshopper, and butterfly—creep and dart among fluid and interlaced grass stalks applied to hand-hammered sterling silver ground heightened with floral engraving and copper inlay. A superb integration of Japonesque and Craftsman. Interlaced script monogram engraved to underside. Fully marked including pattern n...
Rare Japonesque mixed metal tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1878. Square with curved sides and straight edges. Two birds soar and glide. One is viewed from below and the other from above (that is, from bird’s eye). An original and jokey design incorporating the exotic flattened Japanese perspective. Feathers are gold, and beaks, eyes, and wispy, dangly talons are copper. Crescent frame engraved with calligraphy-style presentation dated 1879. Ground hand hammered. Corner leaf-and-sc...
Turn-of-the-century German Renaissance Revival 800 silver chatelaine. Open Grotesque mount with satyrs and cherubs embedded in leafing scrollwork. Six chains with pendant boxes, vinaigrette, 18th-century coin, miniature dog, and notebook comprising reusable leaves between top-hinged armorial covers. A seventh chain dangles pendant-less. A therapeutic assemblage of mystery receptacles, good-luck charms, fainting restorative, plus a few sheets in case of sudden literary inspiration. Guaranteed to ...