Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 2000 item #1470221 (stock #4185)
Auerbach and Maffia
$399.00

Juhls Tundra necklace in sterling silver

Norway

Pendant - 2 5/8" x 3 1/4"

Neck chain - 24" long

Marked Juhls, 925s on verso

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #1470180 (stock #4184)
Auerbach and Maffia
$699.00

Sterling silver bracelet

Designer - Gertrude Engel

Company - Anton Michelsen

Denmark

Mid 20th century

7" x 1 1/4"

Weight - 44 grams

Markings - AM trademark, sterling, Denmark, Engel cypher

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1470169 (stock #4183)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Bill Tendler modernist sterling silver bracelet with black oxidized center band

Mid 20th century

American

Interior circumference 5 3/4" plus a rear gap of 1 1/2" inches

1 3/8" tall

Weight - 50 grams

Marked TENDLER, sterling

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1470168 (stock #4182)
Auerbach and Maffia
$189.00

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

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Necklaces : Contemporary item #1470085 (stock #4177)
Auerbach and Maffia
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Betty Cooke sterling silver necklace

Torque - should fit a 16 - 16 1/2" neck

The open circle of the pendant measures 2 1/2" wide while the length, including the bale comes in at 5 1/4" long

Both pendant and torque are stamped Cooke, sterling

Contemporary

Excellent condition

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Rings : Pre 2000 item #1469687 (stock #4175)
Auerbach and Maffia
$475.00

Nelson Piaso Sterling and Turquoise Shadow Box Ring

Navajo artisan

Size 7

2" x 3/4" face

Weight - 11.50 grams

Marked NP on verso

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #1469665 (stock #4174)
Auerbach and Maffia
$325.00

Jorma Laine modernist bronze necklace

Mid 20th century

Finland

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

Weight - 42 grams

Chain - 24" long

Excellent condition

Marked J. Laine on verso

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1469499 (stock #4172)
Auerbach and Maffia
$349.00

Iconic modernist sterling silver shadowbox pendant necklace

1950

Pendant - 3" x 1 5/8"

Chain - 22" long

Unmarked

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1469494 (stock #4171)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Frederick Prete sterling silver and jasper pendant necklace

1970

Pendant - 2 3/4" x 1 5/8"

Chain - 23" long

This well crafted folded form weighs a solid 38 grams

Etched signature on verso

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1469492 (stock #4170)
Auerbach and Maffia
$289.00

Ed Wiener sterling silver modernist earrings

1950

1" x 1"

Weight - 14 grams

Marked - Ed Wiener, sterling

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Bracelets : Pre 1990 item #1468897 (stock #4168)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,495.00

John Iversen sterling silver segmented bracelet

6 1/2" long x 1 1/2" at widest point

Weight - 46 grams

Signature tag attached

Excellent condition

All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1950 item #1468692 (stock #4166)
Auerbach and Maffia
$2,500.00

Joe Brown bronze nude sculpture

Bronze figure - 12 5/8"

Bronze figure including plinth - 13 1/2"

Wood base - 5" X 7"

Signed and dated on base - Joe Brown 1949

Excellent original condition with fine patina

Brown - 1909 - 1985

Artist, educator and athlete, Joe Brown was the pre-eminent sports sculptor of his time. Born in Philadelphia, he entered Temple University in 1927 on a football scholarship. Brown apprenticed to scul...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1468604 (stock #4165)
Auerbach and Maffia
$765.00

Exceptional clamper bracelet

Sterling silver and amethyst

Depicting fish in hands

Made in Taxco, Mexico

Mid 20th century

2 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" tall

Weight - 74 grams

Marked Taxco, JC, Hecho en Mexico, 925, sterling, eagle mark 3

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1468396 (stock #4161)
Auerbach and Maffia
$375.00

Large and impressive modernist sterling and wood earrings

Mid 20th century

3 1/4" x 1"

Weight -15 grams

Unmarked

Excellent condition

All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 2000 item #1468394 (stock #4158)
Auerbach and Maffia
$950.00

Mena Messina dynamic handcrafted brass and silver necklace

Patinated folded brass links connected with silver posts

Trademark closure

18" long x 1 1/2" wide

Weight - 202 grams

Etched signature

Dated - 1992

Very good original condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1467929 (stock #4156)
Auerbach and Maffia
$650.00

Pierre Cardin Sterling Silver Logo Necklace

c 1960s

26" long

Each link measures 1/2" x 1/2"

Weight - 33 grams

Rare, signed and in great condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1467712 (stock #4154)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,750.00

Art Smith modernist earrings

Sterling silver

1950s

Large and impressive at 2 1/8" across

Weight - 26 grams

Screw back

Signed Art Smith - slightly obscured

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1467710 (stock #4152)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,600.00

Rachel Gera large and impressive sterling and garnet handcrafted necklace

Israel

1970s

Circumference - 14"

Length - from collar to bottom of center drop - 7" long

Weight - 100 grams

Marked - Hand Made, 925, Israel, Gera

Excellent condition