Ottaviaini heavy weight modernist sterling silver bracelet

Italy

Mid 20th century

7 1/4" long x 3/4" wide

Weight - a solid and hefty 84+ grams

Marked Ottaviani, 921, Italy

Very good vintage condition with only minor surface wear

David Andersen sterling silver grid brooch

Designer - Bjorn Sigurd Osturn

c. 1950

1 3/8" x 1 11/16"

Weight - 22.18 grams

Very good vintage condition

Large handmade mixed metals(gold and silver) modernist pin with blue oval chalcedony(1 1/4" by 7/8"), c.1960's. The stone is bezel set off center. The design consists of positive and negative space, as shown with applied dimensional gold and silver geometric pieces versus handcut holes. Pin has substantial weight and measures a VERY LARGE 2 5/8" IN DIAMETER. Very rich with a high level of artistry and original design...

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

Unique hand-wrought sterling silver studio earrings, circa 1950s. Each measures over 1.25" long. Screw-backs. Excellent vintage condition. Unmarked.

Max Chayat modernist sterling silver and rhodocrosite necklace

American modernist

1950

Length - 14"

Width - Just under 3/4"

Screw back earrings - 3/4" x 3/8"

Total weight [three pieces] - 51 grams

Marked Chayat, sterling [see photo]

Very nice vintage condition with original oxidation

Elsa Freund modernist necklace.

Silver with glazed ceramic 'stone'.

Pendant - 2 1/2" x 2 3/4".

Condition - excellent.

Jules Brenner classic sterling silver buckle type cuff bracelet

1950

Interior circumference - 5 1/4" plus a rear opening of 1 1/4" for a total of 6 1/2"

Weight - 51 grams

Stamped Jules Brenner, sterling, in block letters

Excellent vintage condition

Structuralist pendant by noted modernist Paul Lobel, who produced innovative jewlery in his New York studio in the 1950s. Consisting of ridgid sterling silver holding a large amber glass marble. Signed "Lobel, Sterling" as shown. Excellent vintage condition. Chain not included.

Glorious large handmade modernist silver and enamel pin showing three fish swimming. The greatness of this pin is the overlapping of the fish as well as the silver and the enamel. Made of very heavy gauge silver and of good size, it measures almost 3" by 1 3/4". The enamel colors are: turquoise(water), light brown/black/red(fish#1), yellow/brown(fish#2), and green/white(fish#3). Excellent condition, except for small turquoise enamel damage on the far right corner...

Israeli modernist sterling silver and carnelian pendant

1950's - 1960's

3 5/8" tall x 2 1/2" across

Marked Israel 925

Very good vintage condition

Rare sterling cuff by modernist Caroline Gleick Rosene, San Francisco, c.1951. It is very difficult to find this silversmith's work. Signed "ROSENE HAND MADE STERLING" and is in excellent condition except for a missing small silver ring that is easily replaceable. Made of heavy gauge silver, it is 1 1/4" wide and is 7 1/2" inside circumference. Great and original design which illustrates the greatness of this artist.....$13 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.

Janiye [Miye Matsukata] modernist sterling silver brooch

1950

2 1/2" long

Very good vintage condition

Large, assymetrical applied silver on oxydized silver background modernist design CROSS pin with 4 1/2 mm cultured pearl at center. Made by JO CATANZARO, deceased modernist jeweler from Buffalo NY, c.1950's. This piece is part of the collection that was purchased from her studio after her death in 2004. Measures 2 7/8" by 2". Unsigned and in excellent condition......$10 for insured USA shipping.

Rare sterling and labradorite pin by Franz Bergman, c.1960. Measures 2 3/4" by 3/4" and is signed "FB STERLING". Beautiful labradorite that has blues and grays. Excellent condition.......$13 for insured USa shipping.

Philip Morton Modernist Brooch

1950⁠

American modernist artisan

Author of the classic book "Contemporary Jewelry," a studio handbook, which spotlights hand made jewelry techniques and the various working artisans of the mid 20th century period

Morton's jewelry is rare and hard to find and this brooch is a great representation of the aesthetic at that time

2 1/4" in diameter

Copper and silver

Original untouched vintage condition

Hand made modernist sterling bar pin with applied silver and moonstone, Israel, c.1950's. It measures 2 1/2" long by 1/2" wide and is signed "ISRAEL 925". Excellent condition.....$10 for insured USA shipping and NYS residents pay sales tax.

Peter Fingesten modernist sterling silver brooch

1 1/2" x 1 11/16"

Weight - 16.28 grams

Marked on reverse

Very good condition