Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1349195 (stock #4053)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

Modernist sterling silver abstract figural brooch/pendant

1950

3 1/4" x 1"

Weight - 29.75 grams

Marked 925

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1423358 (stock #3653)
Auerbach and Maffia
$595.00

Large and unique abstract sterling pendant

Although unsigned this is obviously the work of a talented professional artisan

In very good condition this pendant measures app. 2" x 3 1/2"

Weigh - 40 grams

Marked 925

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #736599 (stock #2021 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$495.00

Large Modernist Sterling w/ Blue Opal Brooch

c.1950s

unsigned/no marks

Blue opal, seamless solder work, incredible craftsmanship and design

Excellent condition

3 3/8" x 3"

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1488881 (stock #4252)
Auerbach and Maffia
$325.00

Vintage sterling silver and turquoise peacock brooch

3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Weight - 32 grams

Marked silver, Mexico

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1330182 (stock #3540)
Auerbach and Maffia
$495.00

Liisa Vitali modernist sterling silver ring with free moving carnelian bead

Finland

1973

Size 6 1/4

Stands 3/4" above finger

Weight - 3.2 grams

Hallmarked - see image

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #1421558 (stock #4029)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

Lisbeth Nordskov sterling silver and stone ring

Denmark

This solid and heavy statement ring stands 1/2" tall

Size 9 1/2

Weight - 15.58 grams

Marked Nordskov, sterling, Denmark

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1333801 (stock #3553)
Auerbach and Maffia
$750.00

Modernist sterling silver bracelet by Lore

c. 1950

Classic positive and negative space design

Stands 1" tall

Interior circumference measures 5 3/4" plus a 1 1/4" gap in rear

Weight - 38 grams

Marked Lore, sterling

Very good vintage condition with original oxidation, minor surface scratching

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1379915 (stock #3925)
Auerbach and Maffia
$850.00

Los Castillo modernist sterling silver geometric necklace

Taxco, Mexico

1940s

Striking modernist, machine age design

14" long x 1" wide

Weight - a solid 90.75 grams

Marked Los Castillo, Taxco, sterling, made in Mexico, 489

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #921961 (stock #2279)
Auerbach and Maffia
$300.00

Los Castillo - Taxco - Mexico

Modernist brass belt buckle with inlaid stones

2 1/8" x 1 3/16"

Good vintage condition with minor wear to lacquer finish

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1349558 (stock #4055)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

Madeline Turner modernist sterling silver horse earrings

1945- 50

1" long

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #771659 (stock #2095)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,000.00

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.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #731600 (stock #2016 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,000.00

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.

Mixed metal brooch with rich and vibrant expressionist imagery.

2 1/4" x 2"

Very good vintage condition.

Signed and dated - May 26, 1979

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1193701 (stock #2734)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,250.00

Marci Zelmanoff mixed metals sterling brooch/pendant

1979

2" x 1 1/4"

Marked on verso

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #941224 (stock #2315)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,400.00

American Modernist Sterling with Gold Nude Torso Brooch

Marci Zelmanoff

Signed & Dated 23 July 1970, NYC

Excellent condition

2 1/2" x 1 1/16"

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1421568 (stock #3647)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,400.00

Marci Zelmanoff intensely crafted mixed metal and wire mesh brooch/pendant

Sterling, silver mesh, brass and enamel

2 3/8" x 3 1/2"

1979

Can be worn as a brooch or a pendant

Etched on verso - Marci Zelmanoff, February, 1979

Fine 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 i...

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 : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1350639 (stock #4061)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,495.00

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1454746 (stock #4087)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,750.00

Marci Zelmanoff

Huge sculptural brooch featuring her classic wire construction in mixed metals with ceramic stone

6" long

Weight - 64 grams

Marked Zelmanoff '72

Very good vintage condition with minor roughness on the ceramic stone