Wayne Kurt
Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern More Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Band Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s Desk Accessories
Gold, 18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Late 20th Century Band Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Brooches
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1990s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Retro Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Kunzite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Rubelite, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century More Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Austrian Modern Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Link Bracelets
18k Gold
American Band Rings
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American More Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary Band Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modernist Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Retro Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Link Bracelets
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
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Kurt Wayne brought an optimistic and playful style to the art of making jewelry. Celebrated by those in the know for his alluring, offbeat creations that feature south sea pearls, emeralds and more, Wayne strayed from conventional jewelry design of the time, making such bold decisions as setting a square-cut diamond in the center of a polished orb of black onyx. The Austrian-born designer produced lively pendants, rings and brooches made to resemble frogs, canaries and owls, and with radiant starbursts and clustered stones, Wayne's style was meant to bedazzle as much as it was to stoke the imagination.
Not much is known about the life of Kurt Wayne. He is believed to have been born in 1909, in Vienna, and was reportedly fostered by a jeweler at the age of ten. Under the jeweler's tutelage, Wayne learned about watchmaking and how to work with gold, silver and precious stones.
At the time, the whiplash lines, vibrant materials and dramatic imagery that had characterized the Art Nouveau style — cemented in Viennese culture by artists such as those in the Wiener Werkstätte collective and others working in the Jugendstil style in Germany and Austria — had given way to Art Deco’s geometric diamond brooches and long pearl necklaces.
In 1937, Wayne emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. He is said to have established his own business in 1945 and found great success in making jewelry. Throughout his career, he developed close ties to the Zale family of Zale jewelers and with Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus.
Wayne created imaginative modernist cocktail rings and other accessories during the 1970s and 1980s that are still widely collected today.
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