Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1980 item #1047611 (stock #2480)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

Carl Tasha modernist brass buckle

Provincetown, MA

1970's

2 1/2" x 2 3/8"

Marked C.Tasha

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1281124 (stock #3069)
Auerbach and Maffia
$3,800.00

Walter Schluep modernist sterling silver and 14K gold necklace

Montreal, Canada

1971

Chain - 23 1/2" long

Pendant - 2 5/8" long x 1 3/4"

Weight - 83.86 grams

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1341558 (stock #3589)
Auerbach and Maffia
Sold

Gerald Stinn modernist sterling silver ring

1970

Size 6

Solid and well crafted this ring weighs 21+ grams

Face measures 1 1/8" tall x 1" wide

Marked Stinn, sterling

Excellent 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 #1359565 (stock #3778)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,600.00

Jan Lohmann modernist sterling silver and lapis bracelet

Denmark

1970

Wearable length - 6 3/4"

Width - 1" to 1 1/2" when top stone is included

This heavy and solid bracelet weighs a hefty 98.50 grams

Marked Denamrk, Lohmann, 925

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1100607 (stock #2567)
Auerbach and Maffia
$175.00

Rafael Alfandary modernist brass and green glass necklace

A clean, strong modern design with movement

1970's

Canada

Signed - Rafael, Canada

In very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1355689 (stock #4080)
Auerbach and Maffia
$795.00

Bill Schiffer sterling silver lariat necklace with earrings

1980's

Necklace measures 32" long extended

Earrings - 2" long

Weight - a hefty 102 grams

Marked Schiffer, ss in script

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1406033 (stock #3510)
Auerbach and Maffia
$550.00

Pierre Cardin modernist lucite and chrome necklace

This iconic necklace measures 29" long

Largest lucite element measures 1" across

Cardin hang tag present on clasp

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1365608 (stock #3818)
Auerbach and Maffia
$345.00

John Lewis modernist sterling silver pendant necklace

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

Chain - 17" long

Weight - 22.5 grams

Marked sterling with artist's cypher on verso

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1409314 (stock #3626)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

Eve Kaplin enamel on metal earrings

1980s

These movable large statement earrings can measure up to 2 3/4" long

Very good vintage condition with only a few minor pin point dots of enamel loss

Unmarked

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1428924 (stock #3694)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1422626 (stock #4031)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,400.00

Unique sterling silver statement necklace and bracelet set

Hallmarked for Vicenza, Italy

1970 - 80

Bracelet - interior circumference of 7" x 1 1/4" tall

Necklace - 15" interior circumference x 3/4" tall

Both bracelet and necklace have push/pull clasps that open to make them easy to get on the wrist or neck

Combined weight - 145 grams

These interesting pieces are not rigid but have an almost spring like quality to them

Excellent condi...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1280252 (stock #3066)
Auerbach and Maffia
$950.00

Vintage sterling silver buckle bracelet

Wearable length - 7 1/2"

Width - 1"

Heavy and substantial weighing 161.80 grams

Working buckle clasp mechanism

European origin

c. 1960 - 1980

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #700439 (stock #1042)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,800.00

Tapio Wirkkala sterling silver kinetic necklace for N. Westerback.

Circa - 1973.

Pendant measures 4" in diameter. Chain measures 24" when outstretched.

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1410885 (stock #3632)
Auerbach and Maffia
$750.00

Rachel Gera modernist brutalist brass, garnet and pearl necklace

Israel

1970

Should fit up to a 14" neck

Main pendant element measures 61/2" long x 2 1/4" wide

Excellent vintage condition

Unmarked

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1459490 (stock #4132)
Auerbach and Maffia
$650.00

Industria Argentina brass brutalist bracelet

1970

Dynamic statement piece

5" tall

Interior circumference - 6" plus a 1" rear gap

Weight - 103 grams

Great condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1469494 (stock #4171)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Frederick Prete sterling silver and jasper pendant necklace

1970

Pendant - 2 3/4" x 1 5/8"

Chain - 23" long

This well crafted folded form weighs a solid 38 grams

Etched signature on verso

Excellent vintage condition