Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1428290 (stock #3686)
Auerbach and Maffia
$4,200.00

Sam Kramer modernist banded agate and sterling silver kinetic pendant necklace

Mid 20th century

NYC

2 1/2" x 1 5/8"

The pendant is composed of two elements that hang separately allowing free movement

Weight - 21+ grams

Marked with the appropriate hallmark [see photo]

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1376885 (stock #3902)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,995.00

Art Smith modernist sterling silver kinetic double hoop earrings

American modernist

1950

3 3/4" long x 2 1/4" wide

Weight - 23 grams

Impressed marked Art Smith in script on both earrings

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1237258 (stock #2924)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,950.00

Peter Macchiarini modernist sterling, bronze and copper brooch

c. 1950

California

3" x 3"

Marked MACCHIARINI

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1294355 (stock #3118)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,900.00

Art Smith modernist sterling silver kinetic earrings

1950

3 3/8" long

3" wide

Unmarked

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1234548 (stock #2906)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,900.00

Art Smith modernist sterling silver and banded agate ring

Over sized and substantial

c. 1950

Stone measures 2 1/16" long x 1" at widest point

Size 7 - 7 1/4

Weight - 31.55 grams

Very good vintage condition

Stone displays natural variations and inclusions

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #649187 (stock #927)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,900.00

Elsa Freund modernist necklace.

Silver with glazed ceramic 'stone'.

Pendant - 2 1/2" x 2 3/4".

Condition - excellent.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1980 item #683463 (stock #1005)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,800.00

Betty Cooke modernist sterling necklace with black coral element threaded on black leather cord.

Coral measures 5 1/4" long. Adjustable leather cord.

Artist stamped.

ONE OF A KIND

Condition - excellent.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1281124 (stock #3069)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,800.00

Walter Schluep modernist sterling silver and 14K gold necklace

Montreal, Canada

1971

Chain - 23 1/2" long

Pendant - 2 5/8" long x 1 3/4"

Weight - 83.86 grams

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #781896 (stock #2112)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,800.00

Elsa Freund Modernist necklace

C. 1950's

Silver, aluminum and ceramic

1 3/4" x 3"

Signed - Elsa

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #1186490 (stock #2707)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,800.00

Wiley Sanderson, modernist sterling silver and 14K gold brooch

Cranbrook

3 1/8" x 1 5/8"

Etched Sanderson - 48, sterling, 14k

Very good vintage condition

Pictured in Kenneth Winebrenner - "Jewelry Making" [1955], fig. 61

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #1200538 (stock #2753)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,800.00

Ed Wiener modernist sterling silver brooch

3" x 3 3/4"

1950

Marked Ed Wiener, sterling on reverse

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1116785 (stock #2604)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,800.00

Ramona Solberg modernist sterling silver necklace

Rare early work

1950

18 1/2" long

Largest medallions measure approximately 1 1/2" long

Unmarked

Comes with letter from original owner

Very good vintage condition with some minor tarnish

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Georg Jensen : Pre 1970 item #1473517 (stock #4209)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,750.00

Vivianna Torun sterling and rutilated quartz dew drop necklace

Mid 20th century

The torque neck piece should fit a 16 1/2" neck

The rutilated quartz drop measures 3" long while the stone itself is 1 3/4" x 1 1/4" wide at its widest point

Weight - 60 grams

Each element is marked Torun and Georg Jensen

This necklace is in excellent condition, the stone is a nice size with substantial rutile

Torun - Winner of the prestigious Lunning prize ...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1227491 (stock #2876)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,500.00

Ed Wiener modernist sterling silver dancer brooch

3 1/4" x 2"

Very good vintage condition with good original oxidation

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Edwardian : Pre 1930 item #1023598 (stock #2438 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,500.00

Wiener Werkstatte enamel and sterling brooch

Dating from the first quarter of the 20th century

Markings include WW, The Austrian silver hallmark and A. St.

A St. was the mark of Alexander Sturm who was the craftsman and manufacturer commissioned by the designers of the Wiener Werkstatte to produce silver objects

Brooch measures 1" x 1 3/8"

In very good antique condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #851849 (stock #2185 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,500.00

American Modernist Sterling Silver Constructive Brooch

Art Smith

c.1950s

Excellent condition

2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Georg Jensen : Pre 1980 item #1458353 (stock #4115)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,250.00

Georg Jensen sterling silver and amethyst bracelet [No. 203] by Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube

This classic bracelet features a gorgeous amethyst stone in matrix

Front opening - 1 3/4" wide

Overall dimensions - 2" x 2 1/4"

Stone measures 1 1/4" x 1 5/8"

Should fit a small to medium wrist

Fully hallmarked [see photo]

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1325999 (stock #3499)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,200.00

Rare Ibe Dahlquist modernist sterling silver necklace

Unique paddle design with alternating smooth and etched surface treatments

Ibe Dahlquist was one of the few Swedish silversmiths who designed for Georg Jensen

This necklace was produced at her own studio

Sweden

c 1965

Measurements -

15 1/4" long

Each paddle measures 1" long

A hefty 105+ grams in weight

Hallmarked and stamp signed - review...