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Art Smith modernist copper brooch
1950's
4 3/8" x 1 3/8" at widest point
Weight - 35 grams
Marked Art Smith in script on verso
Excellent vintage condition with original oxidation
Rare Betty Cooke modernist brass and ceramic necklace
Late 1940s - 1950s
4 3/4" x 4 1/2"
Each drop measures 3" long
Very good vintage condition with only minor loss to the edge of 2 ceramic cylinders
Stamped, Cooke
According to published reports Winifred Mason Chenet was an African American woman hand crafting jewelry in Greenwich Village. She worked with and trained Art Smith, a well respected African American modernist jeweler. She believed that each piece should be unique and distinctive. These earrings have two parts, the top is smooth polished copper and the bottom has a coiled brass overlay...
Art Smith modernist Copper Brooch
1950
This large copper brooch measures 3 1/4" x 2 1/4"
Weight - 36 grams
Marked Art Smith, in script, on verso
Very nice condition with original finish intact
Art Smith modernist copper and brass brooch
1950
3 1/8" x 2 1/4"
Impressed signature on verso
Very good vintage condition retaining original patina
Copper, brass and enamel double mask statement necklace
Mexico
1950
17 1/2" long
Central element - 7" long x 2" wide
Weight - 64 grams
Marked Mexico
Very nice vintage condition
The design is made from hammered copper disks with round brass overlays. The necklace measures 16 1/4" long with an extender added and closes securely with a hook clasp...
Ed Wiener modernist silver, brass and copper abstract pendant
1950
2 1/2" diameter
Very good vintage condition with patina
Signed on verso
Art Smith 'Paraspiral' brass necklace
Arc-like form, ball on chain with spiral closure
18 - 19" wearable length
Signed Art Smith
2" at widest pointCentral element measures 11" long
In very good original vintage condition with only minor oxidation to finish
Francsico Rebajes copper brooch
c 1940s
2" x 2 3/8"
Marked on verso
Excellent condition
Marked with the stylized Rebajes on the end. Measures 5 3/4" around with an opening of 1 1/4". Could probably be adjusted slightly. Measures 2" wide. There are some spots, areas of tarnish and minor surface scratches to the finish.
Striking hard to find design.
Modernist Austrian enamel bracelet
7" x 3/4"
Excellent vintage condition
Betty Cooke modernist brass brooch
Late 1940s to early 1950s
1 3/4" x 2 1/2"
Weight - 7 grams
Marked COOKE on verso
Excellent vintage condition