Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #1469665 (stock #4174)
Auerbach and Maffia
$325.00

Jorma Laine modernist bronze necklace

Mid 20th century

Finland

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

Weight - 42 grams

Chain - 24" long

Excellent condition

Marked J. Laine on verso

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1469499 (stock #4172)
Auerbach and Maffia
$349.00

Iconic modernist sterling silver shadowbox pendant necklace

1950

Pendant - 3" x 1 5/8"

Chain - 22" long

Unmarked

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1469494 (stock #4171)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Frederick Prete sterling silver and jasper pendant necklace

1970

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

Chain - 23" long

This well crafted folded form weighs a solid 38 grams

Etched signature on verso

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1469492 (stock #4170)
Auerbach and Maffia
$289.00

Ed Wiener sterling silver modernist earrings

1950

1" x 1"

Weight - 14 grams

Marked - Ed Wiener, sterling

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Bracelets : Pre 1990 item #1468897 (stock #4168)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,495.00

John Iversen sterling silver segmented bracelet

6 1/2" long x 1 1/2" at widest point

Weight - 46 grams

Signature tag attached

Excellent condition

All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1950 item #1468692 (stock #4166)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,500.00

Joe Brown bronze nude sculpture

Bronze figure - 12 5/8"

Bronze figure including plinth - 13 1/2"

Wood base - 5" X 7"

Signed and dated on base - Joe Brown 1949

Excellent original condition with fine patina

Brown - 1909 - 1985

Artist, educator and athlete, Joe Brown was the pre-eminent sports sculptor of his time. Born in Philadelphia, he entered Temple University in 1927 on a football scholarship. Brown apprenticed to scul...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1468604 (stock #4165)
Auerbach and Maffia
$765.00

Exceptional clamper bracelet

Sterling silver and amethyst

Depicting fish in hands

Made in Taxco, Mexico

Mid 20th century

2 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" tall

Weight - 74 grams

Marked Taxco, JC, Hecho en Mexico, 925, sterling, eagle mark 3

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1468396 (stock #4161)
Auerbach and Maffia
$375.00

Large and impressive modernist sterling and wood earrings

Mid 20th century

3 1/4" x 1"

Weight -15 grams

Unmarked

Excellent condition

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 2000 item #1468394 (stock #4158)
Auerbach and Maffia
$950.00

Mena Messina dynamic handcrafted brass and silver necklace

Patinated folded brass links connected with silver posts

Trademark closure

18" long x 1 1/2" wide

Weight - 202 grams

Etched signature

Dated - 1992

Very good original condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1467929 (stock #4156)
Auerbach and Maffia
$650.00

Pierre Cardin Sterling Silver Logo Necklace

c 1960s

26" long

Each link measures 1/2" x 1/2"

Weight - 33 grams

Rare, signed and in great condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1467712 (stock #4154)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,750.00

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1467710 (stock #4152)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,600.00

Rachel Gera large and impressive sterling and garnet handcrafted necklace

Israel

1970s

Circumference - 14"

Length - from collar to bottom of center drop - 7" long

Weight - 100 grams

Marked - Hand Made, 925, Israel, Gera

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1950 item #1466645 (stock #4149)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

Haglund Studios modernist sterling silver bracelet

Sweden

1945

7 1/2" long x 1" wide

Weight - 52 grams

Marked Haglund Studios, sterling, Sweden with appropriate hallmarks

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1465759 (stock #4148)
Auerbach and Maffia
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Art Smith 'Paraspiral' brass necklace

Arc-like form, ball on chain with spiral closure

18 - 19" wearable length

Signed Art Smith

2" at widest point

Central element measures 11" long

In very good original vintage condition with only minor oxidation to finish

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Copper : Pre 1960 item #1465659 (stock #4146)
Auerbach and Maffia
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Art Smith "Modern" copper and brass cuff bracelet

Smith's large and iconic bracelet c. 1950

4" long x 3" wide

Inner circumference 5 1/2" plus a rear gap of 1 1/2"

Weight - 110 grams

Marked Art Smith - see picture

Excellent vintage condition retaining original patina

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1465087 (stock #4145)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

David Andersen [Uni] modernist sterling silver ring

Inv. Marianne Berg

This bold and exuberant ring stands 1/2" above the finger

Size - 7/34 - 8

Weight - 27 grams

Marked Uni D-A. 925s, inv.MB, Sterling, Norway

Excellent condition

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1940 item #1462465 (stock #4141)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Eva Zeisel ceramic covered casserole for Schramberg, Germany

1930

This rare and large service item measures 11" across x 6" tall

In excellent and very clean vintage condition with two small areas of restoration [pictured]

Marked underneath

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1970 item #1462464 (stock #4140)
Auerbach and Maffia
$650.00

Mario Avati framed mezzotint in cubist style

1960

France

Image 10" x 13"

Frame - 18" x 22"

Pencil signed and numbered #4 out of a small edition of only 15

Excellent condition

Avati - Mario Avati, printmaker and book illustrator, was born in Monaco on May 27, 1921.

The artist studied at the École des Arts Decoratifs in Nice and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

He created etchings...