Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #573625 (stock #697)
Auerbach and Maffia
$950.00

American modernist jewelry movement.

Sterling silver pin made by Paul Lobel, c.1940s.

Entitled "Stradivarius",this brooch is in excellent condition.

Measurements 3" x 1".

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1376138 (stock #3898)
Auerbach and Maffia
$5,900.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silved cuff bracelet

Mid 20th century American modernism

This rare and exceptional cuff is crafted of burnished sterling wires artfully attached to an open cylindrical frame

Weight - 143+ grams

3 1/8" tall

2 1/2" in diameter

Marked Lobel in block letters

Tests as sterling silver

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1225419 (stock #2873)
Auerbach and Maffia
$795.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver seahorse earrings

1950

1" long

Screw back

Marked Lobel sterling

Very good unpolished vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #1394376 (stock #3456)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,150.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver necklace

Strong biomorphic pendant and handmade neck chain

Rare form

1950

Pendant - 3 3/8" x 2 1/4"

Chain - 16"

Weight - 44 grams

Marked Lobel, sterling

Very good vintage condition with original patina

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1418602 (stock #4046)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,295.00
Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver brooch

Rare example from his sterling menagerie

1950s

2 1/4" x 1 1/8"

Weight - 11+ grams

Marked LOBEL, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition, minor light surface scratches

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1357839 (stock #4083)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,295.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver standing horse brooch

1950

1 1/2" x 2 1/8"

Weight - 12.6 grams

Marked Lobel, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1277167 (stock #3056)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,295.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver cat brooch

2 7/8" long

Good vintage condition with minor scattered surface scratches

Marked LOBEL sterling on verso

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1334650 (stock #3558)
Auerbach and Maffia
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Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver brooch

1950

Large and well crafted this brooch weighs 23.30 grams

Measurements - 4 3/4" long x 3" wide

Marked Lobel, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1960 item #955077 (stock #2327)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,600.00

Paul Lobel sterling silver modernist brooch

3 1/4" x 1 3/8"

Marked Lobel on verso

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #598730 (stock #774)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,295.00

Paul Lobel figural sterling brooch.

Rare form from this early modernist artisan.

Condition - excellent.

Measures appx. 2 1/4" x 1 1/2".

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #1179593 (stock #2679)
Auerbach and Maffia
$5,800.00

Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver brooch

Large and rare abstract bird form

1940's

4" x 2 1/2"

Marked LOBEL sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #1377903 (stock #3916)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,200.00
Palle Bisgaard sterling silver and nacre bracelet

Denmark

Mid 20th century

This well crafted, rare and beautiful bracelet measures 7 1/2" x 1 1/8"

Weight - a substantial 101 grams

Marked as pictured in frame#4

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1180655 (stock #2685)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,850.00

Pal Kepenyes abstract silver and stone hinged bracelet

Impressive statement piece

Mexico

1970

Interior circumference - 6 5/8"

Center element - 1 1/2" long x 1/2" tall

Stamped Pal Kepenyes, Mexico

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1409167 (stock #3622)
Auerbach and Maffia
SOLD

Owe Johansson modernist sterling silver ring

Mid 20th century

Finland

Size - 6 1/2 - 7

This substantial statement ring weighs a solid 16.85 grams

1 1/4" across

Marked Owe Johansson,Made in Finland, 925

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #975720 (stock #2359 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$595.00

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1374426 (stock #3886)
Auerbach and Maffia
$695.00

Ottaviaini heavy weight modernist sterling silver bracelet

Italy

Mid 20th century

7 1/4" long x 3/4" wide

Weight - a solid and hefty 84+ grams

Marked Ottaviani, 921, Italy

Very good vintage condition with only minor surface wear

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #630834 (stock #854)
Auerbach and Maffia
$325.00

Ottaviani sterling and enamel necklace.

16" outstretched, pendant - 2 1/2" x 1 5/8".

Condition - very good.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Latin American : Pre 1970 item #1002731 (stock #2384 *)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,200.00

Vintage Modernist Sterling Brooch Pendant

Oswaldo Guayasamin

Very good vintage condition

Sterling silver w/synthetic rubies

3 1/4" x 1 1/4"

Oswaldo Guayasamin, was born in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, on July 6, 1919. He graduated from the School of Fine Art in Quito as painter and sculptor. He carried out his first exhibit when he was 23, in 1942...