Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1970 item #1007092 (stock #2391)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Laszlo Matulay - 1912 - 1999

Austrian/American

Gouache on heavy paper

Expressionist portrait entitled "Mozart"

20" x 30"

In very good unframed condition

Minor small tear in lower right

Studied - Vienna Academy of Applied Arts

Associated with Bauhaus artist group

Emigrated to the United States in 1935

Painter, magazine and book illustrator

All Items : Artists : Glass : Figural : Pre 1990 item #1025954 (stock #2439)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Oscar Zanetti art glass bird

Beautiful lattimo, amber and silver leaf bodied bird with black extended beak application

7 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Excellent condition

Engraved signature and paper label

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1970 item #1090006 (stock #2538)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Ron Dembosky - Pair of powerful mythic figures

Oil on canvas

Mid 20th century

Dembosky - American, PA. 20th century

13" x 33"

Very good original and unrestored condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1146806 (stock #2637)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Rachel Gera modernist sterling silver bracelet

Interior circumference measures appx. 7" and a rear opening of 1"

6" tall

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1359142 (stock #3774)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Ramona Solberg necklace

1970

Sterling silver, bronze, suede and beads

Suede neck ring - 15 5/8"

Pendant measures 3 1/4" by 2 1/4"

Marked Ramona on verso

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1456041 (stock #4099)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

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

All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 1990 item #1457311 (stock #4108)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Robert Lee Morris Sterling Link Necklace

A truly impressive collar by a major American artist and designer

Mid 1980s

Should fit a 15" neck

Each link measures 7/8" x 7/8"

Signed Morris on link

In Morris's own words - this necklace was the SEED of design that founded the premiere DONNA KARAN collection collaboration in 1985

Excellent condition

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Necklaces : Contemporary item #1476144 (stock #4220)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Betty Cooke sterling silver necklace

Pendant measures a large 5" across

Necklace should fit a 16" neck

Weight - 30 grams

A modern interpretation of her vintage design

c 2000

Marked COOKE

Excellent condition

All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1940 item #613399 (stock #816)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,850.00
Abstract pencil/charcoal on paper - estate stamped 'Ramstonev'. This work was done during the late 1930's as part of the 'Cooperative' project in the New Hope, Pa. modern art community. Charles Ramsey, Louis Stone and Charles Evans worked collectively on drawings and paintings during this time. While all three were accomplished artists they decided to suppress their individual egos and create works in keeping with the leftist philosophies proposed by many of the intellectuals of the time and the...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1950 item #638161 (stock #880)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,850.00

Albert Kotin abstract expressionist, pen and ink on paper.

Exhibitions - Museum of Modern Art, New York, Woodstock NY Art Association, ASL among others.

Image measures - 11 1/2" x 12 1/2".

Condition - excellent.

Unframed.

Estate stamped on verso.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1180655 (stock #2685)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,850.00

Pal Kepenyes abstract silver and stone hinged bracelet

Impressive statement piece

Mexico

1970

Interior circumference - 6 5/8"

Center element - 1 1/2" long x 1/2" tall

Stamped Pal Kepenyes, Mexico

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1186784 (stock #2710)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,850.00

Rebajes modernist sterling silver, turquoise, pyrite and pearl abstract necklace

Handcrafted

1950

Pendant - 2" X 2 1/4"

Chain - 23" long when extended

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1365029 (stock #3812)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,850.00

Burle Marx sterling silver and amethyst ring

Brazil

20th century

This beautiful and substantial ring is a size 9 3/4

Weight 26+ grams

The faceted amethyst measures 7/8" x 5/8"

Marked Burle Marx, 950

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1456443 (stock #4100)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,895.00

Vintage Betty Cooke Kinetic 14K Gold with Pearl and Onyx Pendant

2 1/2" long x 7/8" at widest point

Weight - 6.55 grams

Marked - Cooke, 14K

Condition - excellent

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Latin American : Pre 1960 item #1341563 (stock #3592)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,950.00

Graziella Laffi modernist sterling silver case

Rare and unique hand hammered object

1950

Peru

3 3/4" x 2 1/4"

Weight - a hefty 140+ grams

Marked Laffi, Peru, 925

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1354875 (stock #4075)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,195.00

Antonio Pineda Modernist sterling silver sculptural bracelet

Taxco, Mexico

Mid 20th century

Interior circumference - 5 1/4" plus a 1" gap in rear

This well crafted and substantial bracelet weighs a hefty 68 grams

Marked with Antonio crown and Los Castillo circular mark, 970, bell cypher and Hecho en Mexico

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #620989 (stock #826)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,200.00

American modernist sterling cuff made by Ed Wiener, c.1950s.

Excellent condition and measures 2 1/4" wide.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #992669 (stock #2375 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,200.00

Ed Wiener modernist jewelry sterling silver brooch with stone

C. late 1940's - early 1950's

3 1/2" x 2 3/4"

Exceptional early work

Three dimensional

Minor surface scratches

Unpolished

Very good vintage condition