Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Pins : Pre 2000 item #1417402 (stock #4002)
Auerbach and Maffia
$950.00

Monica Tinker post modernist mixed metals brooch

Silver, gold inlay and copper have been combined to create this large and unique studio piece

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

Weight - 40+ grams

Entitled "The Sower VI"

Signed in script on verso - Monica Tinker, '96

Very good vintage condition with no issues to note

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1434681 (stock #3711)
Auerbach and Maffia
$950.00

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver hand scored pendant/brooch

This large and versatile piece can be worn as a brooch or hung from a torque or chain as a pendant

3" 5/8" x 3"

Weight - 15 grams

Marked COOKE, sterling

Fine vintage 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 : Fine Art : Sculpture : Pre 1980 item #1474018 (stock #4211)
Auerbach and Maffia
$950.00

Pal Kepenyes brass/bronze sculpture of an elephant crafted from milagros

20th century

Milagros are charms used for protection and for good luck. The word Milagro in Spanish means “miracle” or “surprise” and people in the past and present use milagros as symbols to wish others good luck, good health, and hope for the future.

The sculpture stands 7 3/4" at tallest point 6 1/2" across x 2 1/2" wide at base.

Excellent unrestored condition

Signed in...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #736632 (stock #2023 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$900.00

American Modernist Sterling Abstract Guitar Pin

Henry Steig

c.1950s

Excellent condition

2 1/2" x 3/4"

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1235862 (stock #2916)
Auerbach and Maffia
$900.00

Ed Wiener modernist sterling silver earrings

c. 1950

1" long

Very good vintage condition with good original oxidation

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1382184 (stock #3398)
Auerbach and Maffia
$900.00

David Andersen modernist sterling silver necklace

Norway

Mid 20th century

This rare and beautiful necklace [pendant] measures 2 3/4" x 2 1/4"

Should fit a 15 1/2" neck

Pendant marked David Andersen, Norway, sterling, 925s

Neck ring marked D - A, Norway, 925s

Fine vintage condition with only minor and light surface scratches

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #775729 (stock #2097)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Vintage Scandinavian Modernist Silver Jewelry Necklace

Bent K

c.1960s

Excellent condition

side to side - 4 3/4", top to bottom - 4 1/4"

All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1960 item #1013913 (stock #2398)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Eve Peri gouache/collage on brown paper

1950 - 1960

Image measures 9 1/2" x 13"

Framed

Signed - lower right

In very good original condition

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1960 item #1018702 (stock #2419 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Jack Coggins - 1911 - 2006

Artist, Illustrator

Born -London England

Worked New York/PA

Studied - ASL

Grand Central School of Art

Associations -

American Society of Marine Artists

Pastel Society of America

Entitled "Ingots"

Watercolor/Gouache

Image - 19" x 26"

With original frame - 31" x 36"

Excellent original condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1258003 (stock #3008)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Nancy Sherwood modernist sterling silver brooch

1950

Measures 3" in diameter

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Pins : Pre 2000 item #1283408 (stock #3078)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Orna Ben Ami post modernist sterling silver brooch

Israel

2" x 1 1/4"

Weight - 19.40 grams

Ben-Ami studied sculpture at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. and Tel Aviv University and has presented numerous solo exhibitions in Israel, Europe and the United States.

Marked 925

Incsribed signature

Dated 1991

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1360922 (stock #3790)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Rachel Gera modernist sterling silver, pearl and druzy quartz ring

Israel

Mid 20th century

Size - 7 1/2

Weight - 32+ grams

Marked Gera, Israel, 925, handmade

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1392707 (stock #3442)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver zig zag ring

American studio jewelry

Size - 8 1/2

This solid and substantial ring weighs a hefty 15.5 grams

1 1/16" x 3/4"

Marked Cooke, sterling

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1425597 (stock #4050)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Marci Zelmanoff mixed metal ring

Gold and silver organic form "stones" embedded in silver, rose and yellow gold granulated bubbles combine to create a classic hand crafted work

Call it surrealist or brutalist it's definitely her signature and intense style.

Zelmanoff's work was featured in major artisan publications of the 1970s as well displayed in many well know galleries of the time.

More recently, however, Zelmanoff's work has definitely been flying under ...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1960 item #1436421 (stock #3735)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

Abstract figurative oil on canvas by Ruth E. Berger

Mid 20th century

22" x 26"

Signed lower left corner

Very good vintage condition framed

Ruth Berger - 1915 - 1994 Studied at University of Delaware as well as The Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC

Berger lived and worked in the Philadelphia region and traveled often to Europe and Central America.

Solo exhibitions include Philadelphia Art Alliance, Woodmere Museum, Provid...

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 : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1486861 (stock #4235)
Auerbach and Maffia
$895.00

William Spratling sterling and ebony necklace

Mexico

1930s

Wearable length - 16 1/2" long

Weight - 30 grams

Hallmarked

Very good vintage condition