{"id":403041,"date":"2022-11-18T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=403041"},"modified":"2022-11-20T13:31:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T18:31:44","slug":"alexander-calder-necklace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/alexander-calder-necklace\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned for His Mobiles, Alexander Calder Was Also Adept at Crafting Modernist Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/alexander-calder-hammered-silver-necklace-circa-1940\/id-j_11530722\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder-950x633.png\" alt=\"Alexander Calder Hammered Silver Necklace, circa 1940\" class=\"wp-image-404139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder-950x633.png 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder-525x350.png 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder-1400x933.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_calder.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/alexander-calder-hammered-silver-necklace-circa-1940\/id-j_11530722\/\">Alexander Calder hammered-silver necklace, ca. 1940<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Why would a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/metal\/silver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">silver necklace<\/a> be worth more than half a million dollars? The circumstances would have to be pretty exceptional \u2014 and in the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/alexander-calder-hammered-silver-necklace-circa-1940\/id-j_11530722\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this necklace by Alexander Calder<\/a>, they are. For starters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/alexander-calder\/\">Calder<\/a> (1898\u20131976) was not a jeweler. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/calder-the-conquest-of-time-the-early-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of America\u2019s most famous artists<\/a>, best known for his kinetic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/alexander-calder\/art\/sculptures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sculptures<\/a> \u2014 giant wire mobiles hung with gently bouncing colorful forms \u2014 and public works. Jewelry was a secondary m\u00e9tier for him, so there\u2019s not much of it available on the secondary market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost of his jewelry was either gifts from him to the owner or privately commissioned, and the jewelry seems to stay in family hands,\u201d says Russell Zelenetz, partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/stephen-russell\/\">Stephen Russell<\/a>, one of New York City\u2019s premiere destinations for important antique and vintage jewels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you walk by the Stephen Russell boutique on Madison Avenue, you might spot the Calder necklace in the window, displayed alongside more decadent-looking jewels dripping in diamonds and gemstones. Aficionados instantly understand how the necklace fits into this deluxe tableau \u2014 wonderfully oversize, like an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/egypt-necklace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Egyptian broad collar<\/a>, and adorned with hand-hewn fiddlehead-fern curlicues and hammered sun rays, the composition reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/calder-and-abstraction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calder\u2019s inimitable sense of geometry and ingenuity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/alexander-calder-hammered-silver-necklace-circa-1940\/id-j_11530722\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CJINV10888neck1_master-950x691.png\" alt=\"A model wearing an Alexander Calder hammered-silver mid-century necklace\" class=\"wp-image-404129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CJINV10888neck1_master-950x691.png 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CJINV10888neck1_master-482x350.png 482w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CJINV10888neck1_master-120x87.png 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CJINV10888neck1_master-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CJINV10888neck1_master-1284x933.png 1284w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/CJINV10888neck1_master.png 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This necklace could have been a prototype for a similar gold version that Calder made for his wife.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> \u201cOur collection has jewels from as early as mid-18th century to contemporary designs, and we try to have only the finest examples of each period,\u201d says Zelenetz. \u201cCalder\u2019s jewelry is timeless. It evokes feelings of Bronze Age jewelry as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/style\/art-deco\/\">Art Deco<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/style\/modern\/\">modernism<\/a> all at once. Art collectors admire and appreciate his jewelry, as well as jewelry collectors, as it transcends both markets.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Zelenetz, the necklace is similar to a gold version Calder made for his wife, Louisa, and might even be the prototype for that design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priced at $595,000, this silver jewel has a preciousness far beyond that of its materials. Its value \u201cis strictly esoteric, as were Calder\u2019s mobiles and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/alexander-calder\/art\/paintings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paintings<\/a>,\u201d says Zelenetz. \u201cPaintings that are intrinsically worthless are often worth millions of dollars. This is wearable art. When it is worn, it has movement. 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