Artistian Made Jewelry

A mid-century peer of modern jewelry artist Art Smith, studio metalsmith Otto Robert Bade (1921-2019) handcrafted this black-patinated sterling-silver openwork stylized-leaves set o...

A refined translucent celadon white jade pendant, intricately carved in openwork dragon motif, suspended on A refined translucent celadon white jade pendant, intricately carved in op...

This single-strand jadeite necklace is composed of seventy three graduated jadeite beads of bright emerald green color and very good translucency, measuring 5.2 to 9.9 mm. The clasp is mounted with diamonds. 61 cm long 55.85 grams Provenance — purchased at Wheatley Antiques in London. Stand 106, Grays Antique Market...

A masterfully carved white jade snuff bottle, showcasing a sinuous chilong grasping a lotus/lingzhi vein, elegantly draping down to a lotus seed bud at the base. The opposite side fe...

Inspired by folk embroidery, filigree jewelry during the Georgian period transformed in the early 1800s into labor-intensive cannetille, like this antique handmade intricately woven ...

A captivating white jade carving of a mythical unicorn beast, depicted in a crouching stance with its head raised, exuding an aura of strength and mysticism. The creature’s bulging e...

Swedish artist Pia Wallen made this modern bold black overlapping-discs link bracelet from her signature thick 100%-wool felt, which is assembled with silver round hardware for interior snap closure at the one signed "PW". Like Surrealist-artist Meret Oppenheimer's famous use of fur on a bracelet interior for Elsa Schiaparelli, Wallen's snug sheep-hair cuff...

A superbly carved white jade pendant, featuring an intricate openwork design. At its center, the Chinese 'Double Happiness' (囍) character is prominently displayed, symbolizing joy, h...

Step into the elegance of Imperial China with this Hetian White Jade Boy & Girl Lotus Leaf Motif Pendant. Finely carved in mutton fat white jade, this round-shaped pendant showcases ...

On both sides, the pendant features a relief with melons surrounded by blooming flowers and vines. In the relief, a group of melons hangs on a vine, with leaves in between the melo...

A beautifully carved white jade pendant, featuring a double chilong motif intertwined within a cloud disk, a design highly favored in Ming and Qing dynasty archaic jade carvings. The...

These elegantly formed chairs include arched, humpback top-rails supported on eight round posts extending to the back legs, with a matching series of five posts on either side bracing the arms. The arms step down and run parallel to the floor. The feet are joined by stretchers and a shaped foot-rail with a narrow apron. The chair rests on square legs. Due to its age, the original woven cane seat has been worn and removed. The listed item has no seat. Qing Dynasty chairs...

In the 1990s when the Dutch collective Droog introduced international leaders of late 20th-Century functional art such as Ron Arad, Marcel Wanders, Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerius, and Tejo Remy, the Netherlands-based brand was one of the most successful producers of conceptual design. The collaboration was co-founded in 1993 in Amsterdam by the jewelry and product designer Gijs Bakker (b. 1942), who commissioned his protege French artist Frederic Braham in 1998 to create this one-of-a-kind brooch for his young Droog-represented jewelry line "Chi ha paura...?". The Italian phrase means "who is afraid of?". This natural satin-lustre South Sea black-Tahitian 15 x 10 mm baroque thick-nacred pearl, which is bezel-set in oxidized sterling on a sharp silver stud for push-back fastening as a lapel or tie pin, is surrounded by a removable textured gold disk brooch with the Chiapaura maker's mark, artist's signature, abbreviated year and assay symbol. Notably, while farmed pearls from this French-Polynesian region are scarce, it is rarer to find one over 12mm. This dark gray one is also exceptional for its desirable secondary tone of peacock green with minimal surface imperfections. From normal use, the unseen back of the disk is missing chips of ecru enamel where it contacts the fastening knob. This reveals that the disk is solid gold. Like other functional conceptual design represented by Droog, the brooch is more than a beautiful piece of fine jewelry featuring multiple contrasting elements, as it could be a provocative "third nipple" if worn on a tie or scarf. Given the Dutch origin of the brand, we recall the famous 15th-Century oil-painting by Johannes Vermeer, known as "Girl with a Pearl Earring". Who is afraid of girl or boy with a third nipple? We acquired this brooch from a jewelry collector who had purchased it from the Italian gallery...

A finely carved white and russet jade pendant depicting a goose turning its head back, holding a lingzhi fungus in its beak. The goose’s body is detailed with meticulously incised fe...

A masterfully carved pure white jade pendant, featuring a squirrel atop a grapevine, symbolizing prosperity and great fortune. The front side showcases a delicate grape cluster with ...

This elongated triangular jade mountain stands on a wooden lacquer base. On the mountain, there are a total of five monkeys: two playing, one resting, and two others at the mountain’s peak, seemingly about to descend to investigate what is happening. The stone’s side displays two bat Feng Shui symbols. (In Chinese, the bat is bianfu. Fu also means fortune.) There is also a magnificent pine tree with branches gracefully hanging down. The cut of the mountain rocks exhibits clean lines and a geometric quality, which is typical of the Qianlong period. Additionally, the monkey’s face shares similarities with Qianlong period jade monkeys...

This 19th Century green jade paperweight with a water dropper, 碧玉元宝水盂镇纸, features a yuanbao 元宝 shaped water dropper at the center, with rectangular spiral 回纹 patterns decorating the ...

A pale, greyish-white jade three-legged toad is depicted in a crouching position on leaves and fruits. The toad has bulging eyes, finely-detailed eyebrow hair, a small nose, and a wi...

Each suspending a translucent jadeite hoop of bright green color, the white gold interlocking loops of the earring are set with brilliant-cut diamonds and rubies. Dimensions & Weight jade loop diameter: 21mm; jade thickness: 5mm total height of earring: 42 mm weight of two earrings: 10.9 grams Provenance — purchased at Wheatley Antiques in London. Stand 106, Grays Antique Market...