Catalog: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Modernism (356)

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

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver ring

1950

Size - 6 1/2

Weight - 12 grams

Height - 1 1/2"

Stamped Steig, sterling

Very good vintage condition

Art Smith modernist earrings

Sterling silver

1950s

Large and impressive at 2 1/8" across

Weight - 26 grams

Screw back

Signed Art Smith - slightly obscured

Excellent condition

Ed Wiener modernist sterling silver cut out brooch

Unique 1950's abstract landscape

1 1/4" x 2"

Weight - 11+ grams

Marked Ed Wiener, sterling

Very good vintage condition

Fridl Blumenthal modernist sterling silver screw back earrings

Mid 20th century

1 3/8" long x 5/8"wide

Weight - 7 grams

Marked Fridl, sterling with tulip hallmark

Very good vintage condition

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

C. Leslie Smith modernist sterling and Amethyst ring

1950

Size 8

Weight - 14 grams

Marked - handwrought, sterling, cls in shield

Excellent vintage condition

Dynamic sterling silver cuff bracelet featuring abstract figural forms

Israel

Mid 20th century

Inner circumference measures 6 1/4" plus a rear gap of 1 1/2"

This statement bracelet stands 1 5/8" inches at its tallest, tapering down to 3/4" at its end points

Weight - 46 grams

Crafted very much in the manner of the renowned Israeli sculpture and artisan Aharon Bezalel if not his work

Marked Israel, sterling, 925, and Hebrew letters...

Bill Tendler modernist/organic sterling silver necklace with quartz orb

1950

Interior circumference - 16 1/2"

This exceptional necklace is stamped Tendler, sterling

Very good vintage condition

Stinn Modernist sterling silver abstract necklace

Pendant - 2" x 1"

Chain measures 17" when outstretched

Marked Stinn, sterling

Excellent vintage condition

Peter Macchiarini modernist sterling, bronze and copper brooch

c. 1950

California

3" x 3"

Marked MACCHIARINI

Very good vintage condition

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.

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

Ronald Hayes Pearson large modernist sterling pin. c.1950s. The pin is in excellent condition.

Janiye modernist sterling silver free form brooch with hematite

Japanese/American modernist

1950s

2" x 2 1/4"

Weight - 21 grams

Marked Janiye, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition

Maxwell Chayat modernist sterling and gray agate brooch

2 3/4" x 1"

Excellent vintage condition

Jules Brenner classic sterling silver buckle type cuff bracelet

1950

Interior circumference - 5 1/4" plus a rear opening of 1 1/4" for a total of 6 1/2"

Weight - 51 grams

Stamped Jules Brenner, sterling, in block letters

Excellent vintage condition

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver tie bar

1950

2 1/2" long x 1/2" wide

Weight - 15 grams

Marked Henry Steig, sterling

Very good vintage condition