Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Bracelets : Pre 1990 item #1447717 (stock #3752)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,600.00

Betsy Fuller modernist sterling and 18k gold cuff bracelet with one row of pearls

1980s

Superior quality and design

1 1/2" wide

Appx. 6 1/2" interior circumference

Marked Betsy Fuller, sterling, 18k, 1987

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #1450567 (stock #3762)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,600.00

Ed Wiener modernist sterling, copper and rutilated quartz brooch

Late 1940s to 1950s

2 3/8" x 2 1/4"

Weight - 22 grams

Marked Ed Wiener, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition retaining the original oxidation

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 : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1429567 (stock #3695)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,595.00

John Prip and Ronald Pearson sterling silver necklace on the original leather cord

Ron Pearson was a student under Philip Morton at Alfred University in upstate New York while John Prip was an instructor there. The two were involved with Shop One, an early and important center for the nascent crafts movement in the US

During the mid to late 1950s they collaborated on jewelry and metal ware projects and this rare piece is one of those joint works

Pendant measures 4" lo...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1435147 (stock #3728)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,595.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver seahorse brooch

Mid 20th century

This large and rarely seen work measures 3 1/4" x 2"

Weight - 18.5 grams

Marked LOBEL, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition retaining much of the original oxidized finish

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #683465 (stock #1006)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,550.00

Modernist gold earrings

Betty Cooke

2 1/8"

Condition - excellent

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1960 item #634491 (stock #864)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Lucille Ireland modernist abstraction - oil on board, circa 1950.

Ireland lived on the Philadelphia Main Line and exhibited at the Stabler gallery during the 1950's in NYC. She is listed in "Women Artists in America".

Image measures 22 1/2" x 33 1/4", frame is 2 1/2" wide.

Condition - very good and original, very minor paint ripple in a small center area.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #856426 (stock #2193)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Ed Levin modernist sterling bracelet

Rare early handwrought example of Levin's work, c. 1950 or earlier.

Three 1/4" diameter sterling silver balls.

Sterling silver wrap.

Deep blue and white ceramic beads.

Inside diameter measures 2 1/2"

Marked - see picture.

Very good vintage condition.

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 2000 item #930343 (stock #2294)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Julia Sorrell mixed media painting.

British - 20th century.

Work dated 1996.

Image - 21 1/2" x 29".

Frame - 3" wide.

Excellent original condition.

Elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI)

Elected to the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA)

Sampling of exhbitions -

Norfolk & Norwich Festival Open Studios 1995 - 05.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philip Rieff Collection...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #942806 (stock #2318 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Limoges art deco porcelain decanter.

Circa - 1930.

France.

Marked - F. Juinque, Limoges.

10 1/2" tall.

Very good vintage condition with no problems to note.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #961905 (stock #2339 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Rachel Gera Israeli modernist.

Bold, impressive, statement ring - sterling silver and rock crystal.

Stands 1" high on the finger.

Face - 1 1/4" x 1 3/4".

Size - 7 3/4 - 8.

Marked Gera Israel hand made 925.

Excellent vintage condition.

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1940 item #968145 (stock #2348)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Adolf Dehn, American 1895 -1968

Schools -

Art Students League of New York

Minneapolis School of Fine Art/College Art Design

Exhibitions -

American Watercolor Society

Brooklyn Museum

Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC

Guggenheim Museum

Metropolitan Museum, New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Whitney Museum of American Art

Li...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1020559 (stock #2424 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Rachel Gera modernist sterling silver and lapis ring

Bold, strong and heavy this dramatic ring is a classic example of Gera's work

Size 10

Stands 1" above the finger

In very good vintage condition

Marked Gera 925 Hand Made

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1219028 (stock #2832)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Far Fan sterling silver serpent belt buckle

1950

Mexico

7" x 3 1/2"

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1244812 (stock #2958)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Walter Rhodes modernist sterling silver and turquoise pendant necklace

1950

Pendant - 3" long by 2 1/2" across

Leather cord - 21" long extended

Marked Rhodes, sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1323577 (stock #4013)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Betty Cooke modernist 14K gold brooch w/pearl

Delicate and elegant variation on her renowned blades of grass theme

3 1/2" x 1 1/4"

Weight - 5.50 grams

Stamped Cooke, 14K

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1354878 (stock #4076)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver and ebony brooch

Mid 20th century

3 5/8" x 1"

Weight 17+ grams

Marked Cooke, sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1392555 (stock #3439)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,500.00

Eigil Jensen for Anton Michelsen modernist sterling silver necklace

Denmark

1960s

This stunning sterling necklace features 26 three sided links with alternating washes of rose, gold, and darkened patina strung on a sterling chain

Length - 16"

Width - 5/8"

Weight - a substantial 83+ grams

Hallmarked AM, EJ, sterling, Denmark

Excellent vintage condition