Catalog: Estate Jewelry (586)

Gerhard Herbst modernist triple tiered sterling silver cuff

This bold modernist bracelet tapers to a height of 2"

Interior circumference of 6" plus a rear opening of 3/4"

Weight - 61 grams

Signed Gerhard, sterling

Excellent vintage condition

Carl Tasha modernist sterling silver pendant necklace

1970's

Pendant - 4" long

Chain - 17" long when extended

Very nice vintage condition

Modernist 14K gold necklace with smokey quartz

Stunningly dramatic grid like design

Mid 20th century

Neck ring measures 16" round

Weight - 29.30 grams

Main decorative element measures 4" X 4 3/8"

Marked 14K

Excellent vintage condition

Pentti Sarpaneva modernist bracelet

830 silver with banded agate

Abstract flora

Finland

1960's - 1970's

6 9/16" long

Center element - 1 13/16" x 1 1/2"

Fully hallmarked [see picture]

Very good vintage condition

Modernist studio artisan necklace

Latter quarter of the 20th century

Beautifully cast brass or bronze

Featuring two posed dancing figures

Pendant size - 4 1/2" tall x 3" at widest point

Adjustable black suede cord

Weight - a substantial 67 grams

Unmarked but certainly the work of an accomplished artisan

Fine vintage condition

Phyllis Mark modernist aluminum kinetic necklace

1970s

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

Neck ring measures 14 3/4" round

This necklace is part of a small series of pendants that the renowned sculptor designed during the early 1970's

Marked on verso Phyllis Mark '71

Very good vintage condition with minor surface scratches

Impressive vintage sterling silver and amethyst glass bracelet

Mexico

Mid to late 20th century

This substantial and solid bracelet weighs a hefty 174 grams

Interior circumference - 6 7/8"

Stands 1 1/4" tall

Push/pull clasp and safety chain

Hallmarked, Hecho en Mexico, sterling, artist cypher and initials - AAC

Excellent vintage condition

Rafael Alfandary large modernist brass and clear glass cabochon necklace

1970s

Canada

Pendant - 8" long

Neck chain extends to 22 1/2"

Weight - a hefty 122+ grams

Marked Rafael in script and Canada on verso

Very good vintage condition

Marci Zelmanoff - born 1942, Philadelphia.

Zelmanoff studied at the Rhode Island school of Design and received a MFA at Southern Illinois University.

Her primary influences were her teachers, Brent Kington and Olaf Skoogfors.

Oversized mixed metal brooch - abstract textured collage.

3 1/4" x 3 1/2"

Very good vintage condition.

Hand signed and dated - June 3, 1979.

Rachel Gera modernist sterling silver and garnet statement necklace

Israel

1970s - 1980s

Center element measures 5 1/2" long x 2" wide

Should fit a 15 1/2" neck

Weight - 120 grams

Marked on reverse - 925, Israel, Gera

Excellent condition

Owe Johansson modernist sterling silver bracelet

Finland

1972

Round shield - 3" in diameter

Interior circumference 7 1/2" - 8"

In very good vintage condition

See previous listing for matching necklace

Rachel Gera ring, modernist abstract form

Israel

1970

Sterling silver set with an oval honey amber and a reddish/brown amber cabochon

Size 8 1/2

Stamped Gera 925

Very good vintage condition

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

Antonio Fallaci modernist sterling silver and ebony bracelet

Italy

1970

Interior circumference - 7 1/4"

Front - 7/8" tall tapering back to 3/8"

Weight - 58 grams

Marked Antonio Fallaci in script, and 925

Very good condition

Georg Jensen sterling silver and amethyst bracelet [No. 203] by Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube

This classic bracelet features a gorgeous amethyst stone in matrix

Front opening - 1 3/4" wide

Overall dimensions - 2" x 2 1/4"

Stone measures 1 1/4" x 1 5/8"

Should fit a small to medium wrist

Fully hallmarked [see photo]

Excellent condition

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver and 14K gold ring

Size 5 1/2"

Weight - 7.8 grams

Face measures 1" x 1 1/8"

Marked Cooke

Excellent vintage condition

Phyllis Mark modernist gold tone kinetic necklace

1970s

Pendant - 4 1/2" in diameter

Neck ring measures 15 3/4" round or 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"

This necklace is part of a small series of pendants that the renowned sculptor designed during the early 1970's

Marked on verso Phyllis Mark '72

Very good vintage condition with minor surface scratches

Marci Zelmanoff sterling and brass brooch/pendant

5 1/8" long x 2 1/2" wide

Weight - 15 grams

Organic design exhibiting the artist's trademark intricate wire work

Inscribed - Zelmanoff, 2/21/80

Very good vintage condition