Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1337782 (stock #3572)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,200.00

Art Smith modernist copper brooch

1950's

4 3/8" x 1 3/8" at widest point

Weight - 35 grams

Marked Art Smith in script on verso

Excellent vintage condition with original oxidation

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1231310 (stock #2882)
Auerbach and Maffia
$495.00

Ed Levin sterling silver, resin and coral earrings

1950

2 5/8" long

Unsigned

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1277167 (stock #3056)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,295.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver cat brooch

2 7/8" long

Good vintage condition with minor scattered surface scratches

Marked LOBEL sterling on verso

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1288881 (stock #3098)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Janiye sterling silver brooch

1950

1 7/8" x 1 3/8"

Marked on reverse

Very good vintage condition displaying intended oxidation

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #757258 (stock #2077 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$495.00

Ron Hayes Pearson sterling modernist brooch.

3" x 1 1/2".

Marked sterling Pearson.

Excellent vintage condition.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Latin American : Pre 1960 item #1261841 (stock #3022)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,500.00

Graziella Laffi sterling silver hinged cuff bracelet with folkloric motif

Peru

1950

Exceptional, bold, solid and substantial

2 3/8" tall tapering to 1 1/2" in rear

Interior diameter - 2 1/4" across

Weight - a hefty 170 grams

Marked G. Laffi Peru 925

Very good vintage condition [unpolished]

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1061097 (stock #2501)
Auerbach and Maffia
$495.00

Irena Bryner modernist sterling silver earrings

1950's

1 5/8" long

Marked I.Bryner

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1356600 (stock #3761)
Auerbach and Maffia
$595.00

Modernist sterling silver necklace with wood inlay

Mid 20th century

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

Neck ring should fit a 15" neck

Marked 925

Unknown artisan

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1347056 (stock #4028)
Auerbach and Maffia
$125.00

Sterling silver mid century modern cuff links

1" x 5/8"

Marked sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1044561 (stock #2466)
Auerbach and Maffia
$265.00

Modernist sterling silver ring with inset black onyx

Bold and substantial

Size 9 1/2"

Marked sterling, JAD

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1349195 (stock #4053)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

Modernist sterling silver abstract figural brooch/pendant

1950

3 1/4" x 1"

Weight - 29.75 grams

Marked 925

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1286480 (stock #3088)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

Paul Miller modernist sterling silver and red agate shadow box ring

1950

New York

Size 8

Weight - 26.12 grams

Well crafted and substantial

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1356602 (stock #4082)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,200.00

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver brooch

Mid 20th century

This rare early form measures 1 5/8" x 1 1/2"

Marked Cooke, sterling

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #1458562 (stock #4122)
Auerbach and Maffia
$425.00

N.E. From Sterling and Rose Quartz Bracelet

Denmark

7 1/4" wearable length x 5/8" wide

Marked sterling, Denmark, NE From, 925s

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #525611 (stock #584 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$995.00
Sterling silver ring with two types of stones personal made by Rebajes hand, c.1950s. The ring is in excellent condition and very clean. The ring is adjustable for size. Showing is a size 5.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1428827 (stock #3691)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Philip Morton Modernist Brooch

1950⁠

American modernist artisan

Author of the classic book "Contemporary Jewelry," a studio handbook, which spotlights hand made jewelry techniques and the various working artisans of the mid 20th century period

Morton's jewelry is rare and hard to find and this brooch is a great representation of the aesthetic at that time

2 1/4" in diameter

Copper and silver

Original untouched vintage condition

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 : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #675793 (stock #988)
Auerbach and Maffia
$250.00

Borresen and Lassen modernist sterling silver brooch - Denmark.

Circa - late 1950's.

2 1/2" x 2 1/2".

Excellent vintage condition - minor surface scratches.