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A modernist sterling silver bangle bracelet with an oval green mottled cabochon. Not sure if it is some kind of turquoise or agate. Signed 925, Peru and what looks like Elias. Measures about 6 3/4" around. Squeeze closure holds securely. Front design measures 1 1/4" long and 1" wide. Has some tarnish and is slightly out of round. Interesting construction. Lays nicely on the wrist.

A modernist sterling silver brooch with a large triangular shaped bezel set raw amethyst stone by Helga Narsakka for Kaunis Koru, Finland. Signed HN for the designer, National Mark, 916H for the silver purity, Town Mark, K7 for 1963 and KK for the Maker. Measures 2" across and 1 1/8" high. Minor tarnish. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds securely. Pretty deep purple color. Would also look lovely worn with a converter on a neck ring.

A rare early abstract sterling silver brooch by Sam Kramer. Measures 1 3/4" high and 2" wide. Signed with an impressed mushroom and sterling on the back. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds securely. Pin back is bent at the end but seems to be original and follows the curves of the brooch. Fine example of his work.

A very interesting sterling silver hook bracelet with a rectangular bone inlay. Measures 7" around and 3/8" wide.

Marked with what looks like YUXO or YUKO 925 behind the inlay and on the inside of the band. May be Chinese or Japanese, not sure.

Fine condition, shows some minor wear. Warm patina, pretty striations to the bone.

An Arts and Crafts sterling silver pendant with a central bezel set Tiger's Eye cabochon. Made from two layers of very lightly hammered silver.

Pendant measures 1 3/4" long and 1 1/2" at the widest. The pendant is hand etched STERL. on the back.

Chain measures about 19" long. Spring clasp is marked sterling and holds securely.

In fine condition with a little tarnish.

Nicely crafted, pretty design.

A well made, hand wrought sterling silver bracelet with 6 links having abstract flower design overlays. Measures 8 1/4" long and 7/8" wide. Has a hook closure which holds securely. Marked Sterling. Nice warm patina. Has a very hand made feel. Reminds us of the work of Janiye.

A finely hand hammered sterling silver serving spoon and pie server by KALO. Both pieces measures 9 1/4" long. Marked with Sterling, KALO and design #27. Wonderful condition with minor scratches and a little tarnish. Beautifully hammered and heavy. May purchase individually or as a pair.

A modernist sterling silver brooch by Johannan Peter who with surrealist Jean Arp and Marcel Janco was one of the artisans that started the Ein-Hod Artist Colony in Israel in 1953.

Two layers of sterling, the bottom has a beveled edge on two sides. The top is a three dimensional flower with leaves.

Marked Made in Israel, ST, 925, 'PH'. Earlier style 'C' clasp which holds securely. Has some minor surface scratches and tarnish. Measures 1 1/2" square.

Fine hand made piece.

A vintage bronze brooch or pendant with a nude figure around a brown swirled agate.

Has 'fingers' which hold the stone in place. Measures 3" long and 1 1/2" across. Has a secure rollover clasp and also a small bale so could be worn either as a brooch or on a chain. Can be worn up and down or sideways as a brooch. The bale is behind the figure's knee so the figure would be crawling down when worn on a chain.

Well constructed, interesting design.

An early cross pendant in Sterling Silver with Coral, Amethyst and Turquoise by Matilde Poulat. Cross measures 1 3/4" wide and 1 7/8" tall. Marked MATL in script, Mexico, 925 and Pate 10670. Amethyst stone is faceted. Suspended on a 26" long Taxco hand wrought sterling chain marked with an Eagle #3, and the initials PCM. Fine condition, the colors of the stones are vibrant. Classic MATL design.

Fine Donald Deskey for Ward Bennett Andirons. Iron and brass measuring about 15 /2" tall, 7 1/2" wide, and 17 1/2" deep. Great mid-century modern design.

A vintage hand made necklace and earrings set in sterling silver with teal blue enamel and what looks like a central fresh water pearl. Seven sterling shields with teal blue enamel suspended from a sterling necklace made of knotted links. Signed Carlisle Sterling on the back. Measures 16" long and closes with a secure spring clasp. Clasp is also marked sterling. Matching pierced earrings measure 1 5/8" long and 1/2" at the widest. Earring backs are marked 925. There is a little wear to the e...

An unusual modernist sterling silver ring with coiled silver wires by the firm Jens Peter Clausen Guðjónsson of Iceland. Signed JENS 925S, Hand Made and Iceland. Measures about a size 7. The top sits 5/8" high and measures about 1 1/4" across. Has a brutalist, asymmetrical feel. There is a small fracture on the bottom that looks original. This design really stands out! Great example of Scandinavian modernist design.

A vintage sterling silver brooch with a high domed shaped light brown stone, (probably smoky topaz), cabochon by Elis Kauppi for Kupittaan Kulta of Finland. This modernist brooch measures 2 1/4" across and 1" high. Reminiscent of Native American designs. Marked with Kauppi's anvil mark, Sterling and Finland. Has an earlier style trombone clasp which holds securely. Fine condition. Wonderful example of Scandinavian modernist jewelry.

A striking necklace with three suspended mixed metals pendants by Winifred Mason Chenet, who was an African American woman hand crafting jewelry in Greenwich Village. She reportedly worked with and trained Art Smith, a well respected African American modernist jeweler.

This necklace is made of copper with brass overlays and connections of copper rivets and wire. Measures 15" long and closes securely with a hook clasp. The pendants are 1 1/2" wide and 1 5/8" high. Signed with her stylized 'che...

A vintage modernist sterling silver ring in a size 8 signed with the NW for Nils Westerback. Also has the Crown, 925, and U7 for 1973. Looks like a swirled shell. Top design sits above the shank on a small rod and measures 7/8" long and 1/2" across. In very nice condition, shank is slightly out of round. Very unusual.

A brooch made out of one long piece of lightly hammered sterling silver with a central oval dark orange cabochon by noted Vermont jeweler, Luella C. Schroeder, (1918-2004), who worked at the Cranbrook Institute before going off on her own to open a jewelry studio. Signed sterling and with the maker's mark LCS in stylized letters. Measures 2 1/2" across and 1 7/8" tall. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds tightly. We have some other pieces listed by this same artist. Fine work, very nice c...

A very long sterling silver curved brooch by noted San Francisco silversmith, Franz Bergmann.

Measures 5" long and 1" at the widest. Signed with the artisan's conjoined FB and sterling.

Constructed of three curved thick sterling wires with connectors. Features a rollover clasp that holds securely. Has some tarnish. The pin closure is slightly bent.

Would look fantastic on a lapel of either a man or a woman. Fine example.