Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1096376 (stock #2555)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,800.00

Art Smith modernist sterling silver brooch

1950

3" x 1 1/2"

Signed

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #1095213 (stock #2552)
Auerbach and Maffia
$295.00

Mette and Finn modernist pewter necklace

Denmark

Mid 20th century

Solid bars connecting 5 split spheres

Displays some movement and sound

30" long

Marked Mette and Finn Denmark

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1950 item #1094886 (stock #2550)
Auerbach and Maffia
$7,500.00

Eleanor Reed, b. 1913

American - PA

Known for her unique blending of modernism and classic western imagery this large landscape is a prime example of her work.

38 1/2" x 41 1/4", 2" wide frame

Oil on canvas

Signed upper center - Reed

Dated 1948

Very good condition

Associations - American Artists Professional League

Exhibitions --- American Artists Professional League, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Was...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1093571 (stock #2547)
Auerbach and Maffia
$295.00

Richard Meier sterling silver brooch for Acme Studios

1 3/8" x 1 1/2"

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1092429 (stock #2545)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,200.00

Sam Kramer modernist sterling silver brooch with red stone

Late 1940's - 1950's

2 1/2" x 2 1/8"

Stamped with Kramer's cypher

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1950 item #1091717 (stock #2544)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,400.00

American Modernist Sterling Deco Bracelet

Rebajes

c.1940s

Very good vintage condition

2 3/8" wide

Stamped - Rebajes Sterling

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1091247 (stock #2541)
Auerbach and Maffia
$650.00

Bent Knudsen modernist sterling silver and trapped pool of light crystal bracelet

Denmark

Crystal - 1" in diameter

Interior circumference - 6 7/8"

Marked Bent K, Denmark, sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1970 item #1090006 (stock #2538)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,800.00

Ron Dembosky - Pair of powerful mythic figures

Oil on canvas

Mid 20th century

Dembosky - American, PA. 20th century

13" x 33"

Very good original and unrestored condition

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1930 item #1089994 (stock #2536)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

Raphael Sabatini - Cabaret black face performer

1927

Sheet size - 12 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Unframed

Pencil signed

Raphael Sabatini, 1898 – 1985, Philadelphia, Pa.

Professional life – Professor of Painting and Sculpture at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University from 1936 to 1966

President of the Philadelphia Art Alliance in Philadelphia.

Sabatini studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Arthur Carles,...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1089494 (stock #2534)
Auerbach and Maffia
$795.00

Ed Levin modernist sterling silver brooch with inlay

c. 1950

1 5/8" x 2 1/4"

Unique form, rarely seen

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1960 item #1084591 (stock #2526)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,495.00

Hans Hansen modernist sterling silver bracelet with inset stones

1950

6 3/4" long x 3/4" wide

Features the classic Hansen screw type closure

Markings - small H on cross bar of larger H, 925

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1083928 (stock #2524)
Auerbach and Maffia
$550.00

John Lewis modernist jewelry sterling brooch

Boston

1 3/4" x 2 1/8"

Hand crafted with nice weight

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #1077316 (stock #2520)
Auerbach and Maffia
$4,500.00

Ed Wiener - rare and important sterling silver brooch

4 7/8" x 1"

Designed in 1947

An example of this brooch is pictured on page 145 in the book - Messengers of Modernism [see picture] also pictured in Jewelry By Ed Wiener Catalog that Ed Wiener and Fifty/50 Gallery put together for a show in 1988 - (Page 11).

Wonderful condition

Unmarked as is the brooch in the catalog

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1074556 (stock #2517)
Auerbach and Maffia
$795.00

Frances Holmes Boothby modernist sterling silver necklace with blue glass stone

Pendant - 2 1/2" x 2"

Chain - 17" long outstretched

Signed fhb sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1074030 (stock #2515)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,600.00

Betty Cooke modernist mixed metals brooch

Sterling silver and brass

Sterling ovals display a brushed finish while the brass elements have a mirror finish

1960

2 5/8" x 1 5/8"

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1073996 (stock #2514)
Auerbach and Maffia
$345.00

Robert Larin modernist abstract bracelet

Silver plated pewter

c. 1960 - 70

7 " x 1 3/4"

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1070137 (stock #2510)
Auerbach and Maffia
$750.00

By Jean, modernist sterling and pink quartz pendant and chain

Bold and impressive design

c.1970's

Chain measures 14 3/8" long when outstretched

Pendant measures 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Marked By Jean sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1065874 (stock #2503)
Auerbach and Maffia
$750.00

Egyptian revival necklace

C. 1920

Finely crafted silver necklace with gilt accents displaying crisp details and above average quality

16" long

Rectangular elements measure 1 1/4" x 1 5/8"

Very good original condition