Catalog: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Modernism (356)

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver bracelet

1950

Interior circumference - 4 1/2" with a 1 3/4" opening in rear

2 1/8" x 1 3/4"

For a small wrist

Weight - 25.90 grams

Marked Henry Steig, Sterling

Very good vintage condition

Rare Ed Levin modernist sterling silver puzzle design bracelet

American

1950s

1" tall

Interior circumference - 5 3/4" plus a 1" opening in rear

Weight - a solid 47+ grams

Marked Levin, sterling

Very nice vintage condition

Elsa Freund American modernist silver and ceramic kinetic necklace

1950

Pendant - 5" long

Neck wire - 17 1/2" in circumference

Marked Elsa

Very good vintage condition

Elsa Freund modernist necklace.

Silver with glazed ceramic 'stone'.

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

Condition - excellent.

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver necklace

1950

Choker style

Should fit a 13 1/2" neck

Jump rings can be added to increase size if needed

Center element measures 6 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Weight - 45 grams

This solid and well crafted necklace is signed Steig, sterling on reverse

Excellent vintage condition

James Frappe modernist sterling silver and red stone ring

1950

Frappe - an American modernist artisan working in the Pittsburgh area. He studied at the Carnegie Mellon Institute and later taught there as well. His work is hard to find, always solid and well crafted

The ring is a size 9 - 9 1/4

Weight - 16.55 grams

This showstopper of a ring is in wonderful vintage condition

Marked, Frappe, sterling

Betty Cooke sterling silver and ebony brooch

Mid 20th century/American

4 1/4" x 1/2"

Weight - 10 grams

Stamped COOKE in wood on verso

Excellent condition

Bill Tendler modernist sterling silver cuff bracelet

Mid 20th century

American, New York

Weight - 40 grams

Interior circumference 5 1/2" plus a 1" rear opening

2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" tall

Marked Tendler, sterling in block letters

Very good vintage condition with only minor scattered light surface scratches

Paul Miller modernist sterling silver brooch with stone

1950

New York

1 3/4" x 2 1/8"

Weight - 15 grams

Marked Paul Miller on verso

Very good vintage condition

Janiye [Miye Matsukata] modernist sterling silver brooch

1950

2 1/2" long

Very good vintage condition

Large and unique abstract sterling pendant

Although unsigned this is obviously the work of a talented professional artisan

In very good condition this pendant measures app. 2" x 3 1/2"

Weigh - 40 grams

Marked 925

Very good vintage condition

Modernist sterling silver and lapis lazuli ring

Bold organic design

1950

Size 7 1/2"

1 1/4" x 1 1/2"

Weight -22 grams

Unmarked

Very good vintage condition

Fine modernist sterling silver brooch

Well crafted and substantial

3 1/4" x 1 1/2"

Unmarked

Very god vintage condition

Scandinavian modernist sterling silver bracelet

1950

Wearable length - 7"

1" wide

Weight - 35 grams

Marked on reverse

Very good vintage condition

Ed Wiener modernist sterling and coral bead earrings

1950

1 3/4" long

Weight - 5 grams

Marked sterling

Very good vintage condition

American Modernist Sterling Abstract Guitar Pin

Henry Steig

c.1950s

Excellent condition

2 1/2" x 3/4"

American modernist sterling silver figurative brooch signed Hoover

Mid 20th century

This wonderfully designed and well crafted brooch measures 2 3/8" x 1 1/2"

Weight - 22 grams

Marked on verso - Hoover, sterling, handmade

Fine vintage condition