Catalog (789)

A well crafted hand wrought bracelet with six slightly curved alternating floral designs.

Marked Sterling and Hand Wrought.

Measures about 7" long and 3/4" at the widest.

Hidden box closure fastens securely. Has a safety chain.

Great Arts and Crafts design. Lovely work. Reminds us of the work of Kalo from Chicago.

A vintage modernist brooch with a whimsical three dimensional Man in the Moon face in copper.

Measures 1" at the widest and 2 3/4" high. Made of oxidized copper with overlays for the eyes, nose and mouth. Rollover clasp holds securely.

Would work on a lapel or even suspended from a chain. Fine condition. Well constructed.

Great MCM feel.

A vintage hand made Arts and Crafts period hammered brass pair of Cufflinks by Albert Kahlbrandt, (1878-1961), Hamburg, Germany.

The larger ends measure about 5/8" across. Smaller ends are 1/2" in diameter.

Marked Kahlbrandt and Hamburg.

Dark, warm patina. Fine work.

A vintage modernist silver hand made pendant by ORNO, which was an artist cooperative in Warsaw, Poland in the 1960s.

The three dimensional pendant is stamped ORNO with a lady's face looking right and the number 3 for 800 silver on the bale. The large bale is triangular in shape and would also work with a thick chain.

It has a bezel set purplish brown speckled agate cabochon that measures 1 1/4" long and 7/8" across.

Currently suspended from a sterling neck ring. Neck ring is marked ...

A vintage modernist silver hand made chain by ORNO, which was an artist cooperative in Warsaw, Poland in the 1960s.

Chain is made up of circles and links and is stamped ORNO and with a lady's face looking right and the number 3 for 800 silver on the clasp.

Measures 15 1/2" long. Has a hook closure which holds securely.

Very intricate design. Looks lovely on.

A vintage hand made Arts and Crafts period hammered silver pendant by Albert Kahlbrandt, (1878-1961), Hamburg, Germany.

Possibly 800 silver, there is a tiny touch mark on the front near the top.

Pendant measures 2 1/4" long and 1 1/2" across. Marked Handarbeit, Kahlbrandt and Hamburg and the number 8. Mark is partially obscured by extra solder, not sure why it is there.

Chain measures 10" long on each side. Has a spring clasp that holds securely.

Fine work.

A vintage modernist silver necklace with a large central pendant by the master sculptor and artist from Ecuador, Oswaldo Guayasamin. The central pendant measures 2 3/4" long and 3/4" wide. Also measures 3/4" deep. The pendant has a textured front surface and polished sides and back. The pendant has an additional silver squiggle with what looks like onyx beads suspended in front of the textured surface. It moves independently.

The entire central piece is suspended from a linked neck ring....

A very unusual hand wrought copper necklace with lightly hammered curved links. The end of each link slips through a small slit and is then hammered flat so it won't come out. Hard to explain but ingenious!

The necklace measures approximately 34" around. There is no clasp, meant to slide over the head. Unsigned.

In very nice condition with a dark warm patina and lots of attention to detail.

Fine hand wrought work.

A vintage hand wrought modernist brass necklace with five three dimensional textured leaves suspended from a neck ring by Lillo of Israel.

This necklace measures approximately 14" around and closes with a secure hook. Also shown with a 2" extender that will be included if needed.

The longest leaf pendants drop 3 5/8". Marked with a stylized LiLLo on the back of one leaf. The necklace has a little tarnish.

Well crafted, unique design.

A vintage, modernist sterling silver ring designed by Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea Oy of Finland.

Design measures 5/8" high and 5/8" across. Ring measures about a 7 and can be adjusted up or down.

Marked with the intertwined TH for Turun Hopea, Crown mark for Finland, 830 for silver standard, Town Mark for Turku and date code U7 for 1973.

Solid and in fine condition. Has some scratches to the band. Great bold design.

A rare sterling silver brooch by Modernist NYC Silversmith, Henry Steig in a fish design. The eye and the 'spine' are layered over the main body.

Measures 2 3/4" long and 7/8" at the widest.

Signed on the back Steig Sterling. Thick sterling, wonderful three dimensional feel.

Rollover clasp holds securely. Has some tarnish and minor surface scratches. Has a tiny bit of roughness on the bottom edge of the mouth and at the top. Could probably be buffed out if desired.

Great MCM fee...

A hammered copper lidded box attributed to the workshops of Benedict Art Studios in Syracuse, New York. Measures about 7 3/8" across, 5 1/8" deep and 5 3/4" to top of handle. Fine example of their work.

A fine hammered copper tray with handles from the workshops of Gustav Stickley in New York. Measures about 16 3/8", 19" across handles. Tray was polished long ago and patina has aged, shows some wear and stains. Joiner's compass mark.

A Hammered Brass Vase with copper rivets attaching its applied handles from the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. Three Mission Inn motifs. Measures about 7 1/2" tall. Nice example.

A vintage hand wrought sterling silver bangle bracelet with a geometric, large solid charm by the Mid Century Modernist silversmith, Charles Leslie Smith.

Measures about 8" around the inside and 2 1/2" in diameter. It is one solid circle with no clasp. The charm measures 1 1/8" high and 1 1/2" across.

The back of the charm is marked with the CLS in a shield logo for the artist and sterling.

Fine condition with minor surface scratches, tiny nicks and a little tarnish.

Lays nicely ...

A pottery vase from White Pines Pottery at the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony in Woodstock, New York. Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead and Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead created the pottery between circa 1915-20. The vase measures about 3 1/8" tall and 3 1/4" across. Signed as shown with the stylized wing mark, R2 and some other numbers. Rare example of their work.

A 1920's Van Briggle Pottery Advertising Display. This was probably meant to hold brochures about the pottery. Measures about 5" by 4 1/2" by 4". Marked on bottom as shown. Shows wear, losses to applied color. Rare memorabilia.

A Selection of Roycroft Bookends, pairs individually priced from $125 to 275.

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