Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Metal : Pre 1960 item #1010593 (stock #2393 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$850.00

Exceptional modernist abstract enameled metal plaque mounted on board and framed

Plaque measures 3 1/8" x 6 1/8"

Frame measures 6" x 9"

In very good vintage condition with no chips to enamel

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1428924 (stock #3694)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Modernist studio artisan necklace

Latter quarter of the 20th century

Beautifully cast brass or bronze

Featuring two posed dancing figures

Pendant size - 4 1/2" tall x 3" at widest point

Adjustable black suede cord

Weight - a substantial 67 grams

Unmarked but certainly the work of an accomplished artisan

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1046404 (stock #2474)
Auerbach and Maffia
$195.00

Modernist hand crafted sterling, pearl and hematite ring

c. 1950

Size 6

Front measures 1 3/8"

Marked sterling with illegible cypher

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1288358 (stock #3095)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

Modernist abstract sterling silver and pearl ring

1970

European origin

Size 7 1/2

Front measures just under 1 1/2" tall

Weight - 10.71 grams

Marked 925

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1288362 (stock #3096)
Auerbach and Maffia
$595.00

Modernist abstract sterling silver bracelet

1970

European origin

Central element measures 2" tall

7 " interior circumference

Weight - 39 grams

Marked 925

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1435017 (stock #3725)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,200.00

Dynamic 18K gold statement ring

Square within a square with a small clear faceted stone accent

The striking statement piece is a size 5 3/4"

Weight - 17.33 grams

Main element stands 1 1/4" above the finger

Etched signature - GR

Stamped 18K

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1170635 (stock #2660)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,800.00

Modernist 18K gold and Kunzite brooch

Unique built up cubist form

1 1/2" x 1 3/4"

Very good vintage condition

Unmarked

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1402764 (stock #3488)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,400.00

Modernist 14K gold necklace with smokey quartz

Stunningly dramatic grid like design

Mid 20th century

Neck ring measures 16" round

Weight - 29.30 grams

Main decorative element measures 4" X 4 3/8"

Marked 14K

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #737552 (stock #2026)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Modernist 14K Gold & Alexandrite Earrings

c.1950s

14K & unnatural alexandrite

Excellent

5/8" x 1/2" each, pierced

Earrings were purchased with a matching pin. The pin was stamped with the Antonio Pineda mark.

Earrings are not marked.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1950 item #1434907 (stock #3721)
Auerbach and Maffia
$110.00

Modernist Austrian enamel bracelet⁠

7" x 3/4"⁠

Excellent vintage condition⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1261430 (stock #3019)
Auerbach and Maffia
$695.00

Mixed metal constructivist brooch

Sterling silver, brass and copper

1950

Well crafted and substantial

1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Weight - 21.35 grams

Unmarked

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1470222 (stock #4188)
Auerbach and Maffia
$699.00

Large and exceptional handcrafted brutalist mixed metal kinetic necklace

1970

Pendant - 3" x 4"

Chain - 25"

Unmarked

Excellent condition

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1990 item #929306 (stock #2292)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,200.00

Mitch Lyons - received a M.F.A. in ceramics from Tyler School of Art, and his B.F.A. from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Known for these unique mono prints utilizing a slab of clay.

His works are included in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, such as the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Woodmere Art Museum, American University, and the Noyes Museum among others.

This exuberant mono print, framed, measures 44 1/2" x 35 1/4".

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #686788 (stock #1013)
Auerbach and Maffia
$225.00

Miguel Melendez, Taxco sterling and amethyst earrings.

1 5/8" x 1 1/4".

Condition - excellent.

Marked with Melendez cipher.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1470168 (stock #4182)
Auerbach and Maffia
$189.00

Miguel Melendez sterling silver and faceted amethyst brooch and earring set

Mid 20th century

Taxco, Mexico

This solid and well-crafted set weighs a total of 30 grams

Brooch - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Earrings - 1" x 1 1/2"

Melendez apprenticed in William Spratling's studio in the 1940s before working at Los Castillo and later branching out on his own

Marked M in a circle, Taxco

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1367082 (stock #3842)
Auerbach and Maffia
$495.00

Modernist sterling silver and enamel brooch

1950

2 1/8" x 1 3/4"

Weight - 19.50 grams

Marked sterling

Excellent good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1405258 (stock #3501)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

Dynamic brutalist sterling silver and banded agate ring

1970

This heavy and well crafted ring stands 3/4" above the finger

Weight - 19.5 grams

Size - 9 1/2

Unmarked

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #1036830 (stock #2453)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,200.00

Micheal Powolny glazed ceramic compote

Austria

10” tall x 12” across the top opening.

The top bowl is marked underneath with the numbers – 6308

The base is numbered underneath with the numbers 45 over 9308 and 17 below. There are no other visible markings

The condition is very good with no chips or cracks