A graceful pendant of clean, spare design and lightly oxidized. The back bears the mark of modernist jeweler Bill Tendler. The pendant measures 1 ½ inches long by ½ inch at its widest part. Weight: 2.8 grams (A 24-inch chain is included; it did not originate with the pendant, but is of the same period.)
Picasso-style sterling face ring by BILL TENDLER, c.1950's. Features are applied shiny silver on oval oxydized face with shiny silver outline. Features and outline stand out over lower face. Measures 7/8" long by 11/16" wide and is size 6. Band measures 1/4" wide. Excellent condition.......$12 for insured USA shipping. NYS residents pay sales tax.
A mid century modernist three dimensional sterling silver brooch in the shape of an abstract cello. Very similar to the iconic Paul Lobel design. Unsigned.
Measures 3 1/4" long and 1 1/8" at the widest. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds securely. Well constructed. Has some minor surface scratches and some tarnish.
Fine design.
Nicely made British Modernist Sterling and Enamel Brooch
Hallmarked D L with lion passant, anchor and O
2 3/8" x 1 1/4"
Weight - 15 grams
Excellent vintage condition
A vintage sterling hand wrought large pendulum shaped pendant with a small prong set dark red stone in the center. Looks like it may be a garnet. The pendant has smooth sterling around the rim with two zigzag rows of textured sterling across the center.
Measures 3 1/2" long and 2 1/2" across. Has a large double bale so could be worn on a thick chain or neck ring. Marked Sterling on the back. Has some tarnish and minor surface scratches.
Very striking, well crafted design.
Fabulous long sterling earrings by American modernist Phyllis Jacobs, circa 1950s. Each earring has a single faux earring which moves freely along a bar. Each earring measures approx. 2" long. Signed "Phyllis sterling" and hallmarked as shown. Very good vintage condition. Screw-backs.
Henry Steig modernist sterling silver necklace
1950
Choker style
Should fit a 13 1/2" neck
Jump rings can be added to increase size if needed
Center element measures 6 1/2" x 1 1/2"
Weight - 45 grams
This solid and well crafted necklace is signed Steig, sterling on reverse
Excellent vintage condition
A modernist sterling silver ring by Oscar Aaroe, (1905-1996), a jeweler and silversmith born in Denmark who apprenticed with Georg Jensen and had his store on Palm Springs, California. This ring feels Southwestern in design and was probably influenced by the Native American silversmiths in the area.
Has a bezel set dark green - almost black smooth stone. Measures size 9.
Marked O. Aaroe Handmade Sterling and Palm Springs, Calif. on the back...
American Modernist Sterling Silver Constructive Brooch
Art Smith
c.1950s
Excellent condition
2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Here is a bold, mid-century modernist money clip. It's composed of a flexible but sturdy forged-wire frame, with an applied mounted piece of rosewood in a trapezoidal shape. A silver half-bead is applied to a crossbar near the top. The wood has a polished surface and shows no damage or cracking. The clip is unmarked, but tests as sterling. It measures 2 ½ inches long by ¾ inch wide.
Hand made large sterling modernist ring, c.1950's. Made of heavy gauge silver it measures 1 3/8" long by 3/4" wide and is size 6 3/4. Hand hammered and very substantial(weighs 15 grams or 1/2 troy ounce), it is signed "STERLING". Strong design and in excellent condition.....$10 USA for insured shipping & applicable NY tax.
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.
Ron Pearson modernist sterling silver ring
1950s
Size 5 1/2
Weight - 10.6 grams
Unique biomorphic form
Marked Pearson, sterling
Excellent vintage condition
A modernist, abstract 14K Gold and Sterling Silver curved and flattened wire brooch by Ed Levin.
Measures 7/8" high and 2 3/4" long. Signed, 14K, © Ed Levin, and Sterling. Fine condition with minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. Has a rollover clasp that holds tightly.
Classic Ed Levin design.
Early large Sam Kramer sterling screwback earrings with moonstones and opals. Dimensional and in two movable parts they each measure 2" long by almost 1" wide. Each is signed. Excellent condition......$35 for insured US shipping.
This long necklace is composed of delicate, forged-wire sterling silver rings measuring 5/8 inch across. Attached to it is a removable, hammered sterling silver pendant in the shape of an Egyptian ankh symbol. The pendant bears the maker’s mark of Calf & Dragon, an Evanston, IL, jeweler recently out of business, according to information on the Internet. The chain necklace, which resembles the work of Boston’s John Lewis, is not marked...
A whimsical sterling silver brooch and matching earrings depicting fish with applied copper wire and stone or art glass eyes.
The large brooch measures 3" long and 1 1/4" at the widest. Has a large oval amethyst cabochon. Signed Ed. Wiener Sterling. Has a rollover clasp that holds securely. Has some minor tarnish and surface scratches. Thick, heavy sterling.
The screw back earrings measure 1 1/8" long and 5/8" at the widest. They have faceted bezel set purple stones for the eyes...
Danish silversmith Gertrude Engel made this unique, modernist ring. Her signature is found on many Anton Michelsen pieces, along with the AM crown maker’s mark (as she designed for that firm). This ring, however, is solely signed by her (see pictures).
The rounded band of heavy gauge silver is 1/2” wide. It has a cluster of 10 bezel set carnelian cabochons. It is signed “Gengel,” in script (her maker’s mark), and “925S” and is in excellent condition. It is about a size 5.
