Catalog: Estate Jewelry (586)

Ed Wiener modernist abstract fish pin, c.1950s. The pin is made of sterling silver with copper bezel and coil with a rutilated quartz. The pin is in excellent condition and measures 2 1/2" x 2 1/8".

C. Leslie Smith modernist sterling silver earrings

American modernist

1950s

1" x 7/8"

These solid and well crafted earrings weight 12.50 grams

Marked sterling and hallmarked on verso

Very good vintage condition

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver and wood earrings

C. 1950

1" long

Marked Steig, sterling

Very good vintage condition

Fridl modernist sterling silver necklace.

Measures approx. 14" when outstretched.

Condition - excellent.

Iconic modernist sterling silver shadowbox pendant necklace

1950

Pendant - 3" x 1 5/8"

Chain - 22" long

Unmarked

Excellent vintage condition

Miguel Melendez sterling silver and faceted amethyst brooch and earring set

Mid 20th century

Taxco, Mexico

This solid and well-crafted set weighs a total of 30 grams

Brooch - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Earrings - 1" x 1 1/2"

Melendez apprenticed in William Spratling's studio in the 1940s before working at Los Castillo and later branching out on his own

Marked M in a circle, Taxco

Excellent condition

Betty Cooke modernist sterling silver and wood kinetic brooch

1950

This exceptional and rare brooch measures 2 3/4" x 3"

Weight - 9.50 grams

We love Betty's simple and sophisticated elegance of design. That's what she's really known for. But we really love, especially in her early works, the way she made use of something whimsical or introduced unique elements like toothpicks or ebony from old piano keys...

Graziella Laffi modernist sterling silver case

Rare and unique hand hammered object

1950

Peru

3 3/4" x 2 1/4"

Weight - a hefty 140+ grams

Marked Laffi, Peru, 925

Excellent vintage condition

Graziella Laffi modernist sterling and 18K gold necklace

Mid 20th century

Peru

Should fit a 15 1/2" to a 16" neck

Center element measures 5 3/4" x 2 1/4"

Weight - 105 grams

Marked Laffi, Peru , 925, k18

Fine vintage condition

Art Smith Modernist Brass Earrings.

Larger earring measures 2 1/8", smaller earring measures 1 1/4".

Condition - excellent.

Screwbacks

This unique pair of earrings are signed and fully documented.

Francs Holmes Boothby modernist sterling silver horse brooch

1950

3 1/2" long x 1 1/2" at widest point

Marked on verso

Very good vintage condition

Franz Bergmann modernist figural sterling silver and rose quartz brooch

Rare mid 20th century work

1 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Weight - 13+ grams

Marked FB, sterling on verso

Very good vintage condition

Mette and Finn Aero modernist pewter necklace

Denmark

Center pendant - 6"

Chain - 17" when extended

Marked Mette and Finn Aero Denmark

Very good vintage condition

American modernist sterling silver figurative brooch signed Hoover

Mid 20th century

This wonderfully designed and well crafted brooch measures 2 3/8" x 1 1/2"

Weight - 22 grams

Marked on verso - Hoover, sterling, handmade

Fine vintage condition

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

Janiye modernist sterling silver brooch

Japan/Boston

2 3/8" x 1 1/2"

Signed on reverse

Very good vintage condition

Vera Allison modernist sterling silver pendant necklace

San Francisco, Ca.

1950s

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

Neck chain measures 24" long

Weight - 12.33 grams

Marked sterling, Allison

Excellent vintage condition

Ed Levin modernist sterling silver brooch with inlay

c. 1950

1 5/8" x 2 1/4"

Unique form, rarely seen

Excellent vintage condition