Catalog: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Modernism (356)

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

Modernist Sterling Disc Brooch Pendant

Betty Cooke

c.1960s

Excellent condition

2 3/8" x 1 1/2"

American Sterling Modernist Jewelry Brooch

Art Smith

c.1950s

Excellent condition

2 5/8" x 2"

Sam Kramer modernist sterling silver and operculum shell ring

1950

Size 6

Weight - 15.58 grams

Very good vintage condition with appropriate surface wear

Two minor shallow fissures on each side of the shell but very stable

Mark is obscured but guaranteed to be a Sam Kramer design

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".

Carl Tasha sterling ring.

Size 7" - 7 1/4".

Condition - excellent.

Signed.

Frances Holmes Boothby modernist sterling silver brooch

1950

Rare form

3 1/8" x 1"

Very good vintage condition

Ed Wiener modernist sterling silver earrings

c. 1950

1" long

Very good vintage condition with good original oxidation

American Modernist Sterling Abstract Guitar Pin

Henry Steig

c.1950s

Excellent condition

2 1/2" x 3/4"

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 ...

Rachel Gera modernist sterling silver, pearl and druzy quartz ring

Israel

Mid 20th century

Size - 7 1/2

Weight - 32+ grams

Marked Gera, Israel, 925, handmade

Excellent vintage condition

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver zig zag ring

American studio jewelry

Size - 8 1/2

This solid and substantial ring weighs a hefty 15.5 grams

1 1/16" x 3/4"

Marked Cooke, sterling

Excellent vintage condition

Nancy Sherwood modernist sterling silver brooch

1950

Measures 3" in diameter

Very good vintage condition

American Abstract Modernist Copper Brooch

Rebajes

Titled, "Amoeba"

c.1950s

Excellent condition

and measures

3 1/4" x 2 1/4"

Large abstract sterling pin w/stone made by Rebajes, c.1950s. The pin is in excellent condition and measures 3" x 2".

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver bracelet

1950

Interior circumference - 4 1/2" with a 1 3/4" opening in rear

2 1/8" x 1 3/4"

For a small wrist

Weight - 25.90 grams

Marked Henry Steig, Sterling

Very good vintage condition

American Modernist Sterling Kinetic Pin

Sam Kramer

c.1950s

Excellent condition

3 1/4" x 2"

Puig Doria modernist sterling silver choker necklace

Sunburst motif

Interior circumference - 14"

Pendant - 3 1/2" in diameter

Marked Puig Doria, sterling

Very good vintage condition