Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
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 : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #1102079 (stock #2569)
Auerbach and Maffia
$250.00

Mette and Finn Aero modernist pewter necklace

Denmark

Center pendant - 6"

Chain - 17" when extended

Marked Mette and Finn Aero Denmark

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #747330 (stock #2057 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

American Modernist Copper & Steel "KISS" Brooch

Rebajes

c.1950s

Very good condition

stamped Rebajes

2 3/8" x 2"

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #746363 (stock #2055)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

American Modernist Sterling Geometric Pin

Bill Tendler

c.1950s

Excellent condition

2 1/4" x 1 1/4"

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1434908 (stock #3722)
Auerbach and Maffia
$145.00

Esther Lewittes California modernist⁠

1950⁠

Sterling Ski themed brooch⁠

2 1/4" long x 1 1/4"⁠

Weight - 13 grams⁠

Marked Lewittes, sterling⁠

Excellent vintage condition⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #643716 (stock #899)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

Jules Brenner - Modernist jewelry.

Sterling tie bar and cuff links with tiger eye.

Constructed of heavy gauge sterling silver.

Tie bar - 2 1/4" x 5/8", cuff links - 5/8" x 5/8".

Condition - excellent.

Appropriately signed.

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 : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1347010 (stock #3638)
Auerbach and Maffia
$249.99

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1456956 (stock #4102)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,200.00

Early and Iconic Ed Wiener wrapped sterling silver cuff bracelet

American modernist

1950

The Wiener cuff should fit a 7" wrist

Rear gap measures 1 1/2"

The overall dimensions are 2 1/2" x 1 3/4"

Weight - 36 grams

Signed Ed Wiener, sterling

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1224643 (stock #2864)
Auerbach and Maffia
$495.00

Janiye modernist sterling silver brooch

Japan/Boston

2 3/8" x 1 1/2"

Signed on reverse

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1442769 (stock #3745)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,650.00

Art Smith modernist Copper Brooch⁠⁠

1950⁠⁠

This large copper brooch measures 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" ⁠⁠

Weight - 36 grams

Marked Art Smith, in script, on verso

Very nice condition with original finish intact⁠⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1275760 (stock #3055)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver and wood earrings

C. 1950

1" long

Marked Steig, sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #666672 (stock #970)
Auerbach and Maffia
$550.00

Fridl modernist sterling silver necklace.

Measures approx. 14" when outstretched.

Condition - excellent.

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 : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1470168 (stock #4182)
Auerbach and Maffia
$189.00

Miguel Melendez sterling silver and faceted amethyst brooch and earring set

Mid 20th century

Taxco, Mexico

This solid and well-crafted set weighs a total of 30 grams

Brooch - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Earrings - 1" x 1 1/2"

Melendez apprenticed in William Spratling's studio in the 1940s before working at Los Castillo and later branching out on his own

Marked M in a circle, Taxco

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1423771 (stock #4041)
Auerbach and Maffia
$4,500.00

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver and wood kinetic brooch

1950

This exceptional and rare brooch measures 2 3/4" x 3"

Weight - 9.50 grams

We love Betty's simple and sophisticated elegance of design. That's what she's really known for. But we really love, especially in her early works, the way she made use of something whimsical or introduced unique elements like toothpicks or ebony from old piano keys...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1401951 (stock #3477)
Auerbach and Maffia
$650.00

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver bracelet

Mid 20th century

Interior circumference measures 6" plus a 1" rear opening for a total of 7" round

Height - 1 3/8" at tallest point

The bracelet is flexible

Weight - a solid 36+ grams

See matching necklace Inventory 3816

Marked Steig, sterling

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Latin American : Pre 1960 item #1341563 (stock #3592)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,950.00

Graziella Laffi modernist sterling silver case

Rare and unique hand hammered object

1950

Peru

3 3/4" x 2 1/4"

Weight - a hefty 140+ grams

Marked Laffi, Peru, 925

Excellent vintage condition