John Prip modernist sterling silver brooch
Mid 20th century
2 1/4" x 2 3/4"
Weight - 21.50 grams
Marked with artist's cypher on verso
Inscribed Josephine H. Gilbert
Excellent vintage condition
Modernist sterling stylized leaf pin made by Caroline Gleick Rosene, California jeweler, c.1950s. The pin is in excellent condition and measures 3" x 1 3/8".
This interesting handmade ring is composed of applied angular bands of various textures. A split band is attached asymmetrically to each side. The ring is unmarked, but tests definitively for silver. It is probably from the 1970s, and is sized approximately a 6 scant. Weight: 5 grams
This is a small pin, but its design reflects both charm and sophistication, with overlapping strands of sterling silver terminating in a smooth, fused surface. It is beautifully oxidized, which gives the piece depth, and nicely sets off the 6mm coral bead. The pin is marked ‘phyllis’ and sterling on the back, for modernist jeweler Phyllis Sklar. Sklar began selling her handcrafted jewelry in Greenwich Village during the 1950s, eventually moving to Provincetown, MA, where she died in 2010...
Unusual wide linked vintage bracelet, each link containing a primitively sculpted little crawling human form. The figures are all different. The links are edged with "blobbed" silver lines and the flat surfaces have been oxidized. Unmarked. Tests as sterling. It has a wearable length of 8 inches. Bracelet is made up of 8 separate links, which are each about 1 5/8 inches wide. The little people stick up about 3/16 inch. Excellent vintage condition.
Frances Holmes Boothby modernist sterling silver brooch
American modernist
Mid 20th century
2 3/4" x 1 1/4"
Weight - 8.8 grams
Marked FHB
Excellent vintage condition
Nancy Sherwood modernist sterling silver brooch
1950
Measures 3" in diameter
Very good vintage condition
A vintage sterling silver geometric pendant with an inlay of exotic wood and a carnelian colored cabochon. Hand wrought intricate chain marked sterling on the hook clasp. Pendant measures 1 5/8" long and 7/8" across. Chain measures 19" long. Chain is original to the pendant, it can't be removed. Fine condition. Interesting contrast between wood and sterling surfaces. Well crafted studio piece.
A modernist, abstract Sterling Silver curved wire brooch by Ed Levin. Measures 1 1/4" across and 2 3/8" long. Partially struck mark, © Ed Levin, Sterling. Very nice condition. Has a little wear near the mark. Has a rollover clasp that holds tightly. Great design.
Frances Holmes Boothby modernist sterling silver brooch
1950
Rare form
3 1/8" x 1"
Very good vintage condition
Interesting sterling ring from Finland with a lovely rutilated quartz cabochon stone. The table measures over 1" long, and the stone stands 4/8" tall. The ring has the crown symbol, is marked "925, Made in Finland," and has an abstract hallmark which I do not recognize, along with the mark "U7" which means it was made between 1954 - 1977. size 6.5. In excellent vintage condition.
This unusual pin features an applied abstract motif of molten silver mounted on a rosewood panel. The wood has a backing of silver and a secure rollover clasp. It has a handsome design and is expertly constructed. It is unmarked, but all the silver has been tested, and is most likely sterling. The back bears a secure rollover clasp.
A well made pair of sterling silver and ebony cufflinks by noted American Modernist Jeweler, Allan Adler. Measure 5/8" square. Two of the sides are angled in for a clean modernist feel. Signed Allan Adler Sterling on each. Show a little wear and some minor tarnish. Toggles work fine. Great mid century design.
Composed of four rectangular textured panels that are curved to fit comfortably around the wrist. This bracelet features an oxidized, textured surface with an unfinished look often associated with hand-crafted jewelry and at times, brutalist design. The pins holding the panels together are slightly bent, but are secure and contribute to its handmade look. The fold-over clasp is secure, and there is a safety chain, probably added later...
Betty Cooke modernist sterling and ebony brooch
Mid 20th century
1 3/4" x 3 3/4"
Weight - 14 grams
Marked Cooke, sterling on silver element and hand etched Cooke on verso of wood segment
Excellent vintage condition
Ed Levin modernist sterling abstract brooch with stone.
Circa - 1950.
1 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Condition - excellent.
Art Smith modernist sterling silver kinetic double hoop earrings
American modernist
1950
3 3/4" long x 2 1/4" wide
Weight - 23 grams
Impressed marked Art Smith in script on both earrings
Excellent vintage condition
Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver figurative brooch
This unique and well crafted brooch is rarely available for sale
American modernist
Mid 20th century
4 1/2" x 3"
Weight - 29+ grams
Marked Lobel, sterling on verso
Very good vintage condition