Modernist Jewelry and Modern Art by Auerbach and Maffia
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1493179 (stock #4264)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,200.00

Bent Knudsen sterling silver bracelet

Denmark

Mid 20th century

Wearable length - 7"

Width - 1"

Weight - a solid 67 grams

Marked Bent K, sterling, Denmark, 925s, 61

Excellent condition

This design is very characteristic of Knudsen's work, displaying the clean lines and minimalist aesthetic for which he is known.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1950 item #1488187 (stock #4243)
Auerbach and Maffia
$265.00

Francsico Rebajes copper brooch

c 1940s

2" x 2 3/8"

Marked on verso

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1950 item #1470294 (stock #4198)
Auerbach and Maffia
SOLD

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1470235 (stock #4193)
Auerbach and Maffia
$345.00

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1470222 (stock #4188)
Auerbach and Maffia
$699.00

Large and exceptional handcrafted brutalist mixed metal kinetic necklace

1970

Pendant - 3" x 4"

Chain - 25"

Unmarked

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1465759 (stock #4148)
Auerbach and Maffia
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Art Smith 'Paraspiral' brass necklace

Arc-like form, ball on chain with spiral closure

18 - 19" wearable length

Signed Art Smith

2" at widest point

Central element measures 11" long

In very good original vintage condition with only minor oxidation to finish

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1442769 (stock #3745)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,650.00

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

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1970 item #1435188 (stock #3730)
Auerbach and Maffia
$595.00

A truly wonderful work of brutalist art by an anonymous but gifted artisan⁠

This stunning brass necklace should fit a 16" neck⁠

The main pendant is large at 3" x 5 1/2"⁠

Excellent condition⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1950 item #1434907 (stock #3721)
Auerbach and Maffia
$110.00

Modernist Austrian enamel bracelet⁠

7" x 3/4"⁠

Excellent vintage condition⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1970 item #1434906 (stock #3720)
Auerbach and Maffia
$325.00

60s Fused Glass Artisan Statement Necklace⁠

These type of necklaces are so unique and so rare⁠

The movement and translucence of the glass make these truly beautiful⁠

Should fit a 15 1/2" neck⁠

Center pendant - 5" long x 3" wide⁠

Excellent condition⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1434614 (stock #3707)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,200.00

Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Brass Necklace⁠⠀⁠

Unique and exceptional statement necklace

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Segmented links with abstract forms attached with lots of kinetic movement⁠⠀⁠⠀

Signed on verso⁠⠀⁠⠀

Length - 21"⁠⠀⁠

Center element - 3" long⁠⠀⁠⠀

Weight - a substantial 250 grams⁠⠀⁠⠀

Very good vintage condition⁠

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1970 item #1430574 (stock #3700)
Auerbach and Maffia
$450.00

Handcrafted Modernist/Brutalist Brass Necklace⁠

A superb example of hand hammered jewelry from the late 60's or early 70s⁠

Ceramic beads on a brass chain support this gorgeous statement pendant⁠

Pendant measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" including fringe⁠

Chain - 19" with a hook type clasp⁠

Great vintage condition⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1428924 (stock #3694)
Auerbach and Maffia
$395.00

Modernist studio artisan necklace

Latter quarter of the 20th century

Beautifully cast brass or bronze

Featuring two posed dancing figures

Pendant size - 4 1/2" tall x 3" at widest point

Adjustable black suede cord

Weight - a substantial 67 grams

Unmarked but certainly the work of an accomplished artisan

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1427919 (stock #3680)
Auerbach and Maffia
$750.00

Nancy Moore and Tom Streb modernist bronze cuff bracelet

1970

Dundee, NY

A rare and well-crafted bracelet from these fairly obscure New York artisans

Width - 1 1/8"

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

Weight - 60 grams

Unmarked

Fine vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1416495 (stock #4038)
Auerbach and Maffia
$1,350.00

Carl Tasha modernist serpent pendant

Provincetown, MA

1970

This massive and exquisitely detailed work of art measures 5 1/4" tall x 3" across

Weight - a solid 118 grams

Cast brass or bronze

Signed on verso - C. Tasha in script and stamped C. Tasha in block letters, 153/1000

Excellent vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1413408 (stock #4032)
Auerbach and Maffia
$650.00

Phyllis Mark modernist gold tone kinetic necklace

1970s

Pendant - 4 1/2" in diameter

Neck ring measures 15 3/4" round or 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"

This necklace is part of a small series of pendants that the renowned sculptor designed during the early 1970's

Marked on verso Phyllis Mark '72

Very good vintage condition with minor surface scratches

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1980 item #1413091 (stock #3644)
Auerbach and Maffia
$350.00

Rafael Alfandary large modernist brass and clear glass cabochon necklace

1970s

Canada

Pendant - 8" long

Neck chain extends to 22 1/2"

Weight - a hefty 122+ grams

Marked Rafael in script and Canada on verso

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1970 item #1410888 (stock #3633)
Auerbach and Maffia
$425.00

Unique Brutalist brass and citrine ring

1960 - 1970

Size 4 - 4 1/2

Weight - 15 grams

Excellent vintage condition

Unmarked