Marguerite Stix Jewelry

Marguerite Stix is best known for her shell jewelry and her collaboration with her husband on two books about shells. They founded the Stix Rare Shell Gallery in Greenwich Village, N...

Elegant and versatile this four shell pin designed by Marguerite Stix has two faceted emeralds in the center and a large cabochon coral and emerald drop below. The brooch can be wor...

This beautiful shell pendant or compact designed by Marguerite Stix in the late 1960's is framed with gilt silver and it has a cabochon orange opal clasp. The back of the shell is f...

A dress set by sculptor Marguerite Stix. A group of shell Jewelry including a 3/4" Shell with cabochon emerald weighing approximately .80cts mounted on a 3 3/8" 14k yellow gold stick...

A pair of 18 karat yellow gold earrings. Designed as a textured gold octopus. Length is approximately 1 1/4 inches. Gross weight is approximately 20.5 grams.

These earrings are so versatile, you can wear the gold trimmed shells by day and add the pearl and gold drop for evening. The shells have a clip back and there is a hook for the drop. The drop has 14k gold bugle beads, and a large baroque pearl at the bottom. The earrings are in excellent condition. Marguerite Stix was born in Vienna and although she was too young to be a member of the Wiener Werkstatte she nevertheless became a protege of Josef Hoffman at a very young age. She worked as a sculptor and artist in Vienna until she was forced to flee the German invasion of Austria in 1938. She fled to Paris where she began designing a line of ceramic pins...

This striking piece of jewelry is a true work of art designed by Marguerite Stix in 1970. The collar shaped necklace has ten shells on each side edged with gold. Three cabochon emeralds add color to each side and the whole shell element is surrounded by more 14k gold. The necklace has a hinge with a safety clasp at the center back. This stunning piece comes in the original box. A similar example can be seen in the book The Art of Marguerite Stix by Richard McLanathan. Marguerite Stix was born in Vienna and although she was too young to be a member of the Wiener Werkstatte she nevertheless became a protege of Josef Hoffman at a very young age. She worked as a sculptor and artist in Vienna until she was forced to flee the German invasion of Austria in 1938. She fled to Paris where she began designing a line of ceramic pins...

Elegant and versatile this four shell pin designed by Marguerite Stix has two diamonds in the center and a large cabochon ruby drop below. It can be worn as a pin or a pendant so there is no reason to leave home without it. The pin is stamped Stix and 14k on the back. It is in excellent condition. Marguerite Stix was born in Vienna and although she was too young to be a member of the Wiener Werkstatte she nevertheless became a protege of Josef Hoffman at a very young age. She worked as a sculptor and artist in Vienna until she was forced to flee the German invasion of Austria in 1938. She fled to Paris where she began designing a line of ceramic pins...

These earrings are so versatile, you can wear the gold trimmed shells by day and add the pearl diamond and gold drop for evening. The shells have a clip back and there is a hook for the drop. The drop has 14k gold bugle beads, a large baroque pearl and a diamond set in a gold bezel at the bottom. The earrings are in excellent condition. Marguerite Stix was born in Vienna and although she was too young to be a member of the Wiener Werkstatte she nevertheless became a protege of Josef Hoffman at a very young age. She worked as a sculptor and artist in Vienna until she was forced to flee the German invasion of Austria in 1938. She fled to Paris where she began designing a line of ceramic pins...

This spare and elegant design from Marguerite Stix shows the true beauty of the shells. The only ornamentation is the gold bezel set turquoise stone at the tip of each shell. The pin can be worn horizontally or vertically. It is signed STIX and 14k on the gold back. It is in excellent condition. Marguerite Stix was born in Vienna and although she was too young to be a member of the Wiener Werkstatte she nevertheless became a protege of Josef Hoffman at a very young age. She worked as a sculptor and artist in Vienna until she was forced to flee the German invasion of Austria in 1938. She fled to Paris where she began designing a line of ceramic pins...

This lovely yellow double sided scallop shell pin is edged with sterling silver with a gold vermeil finish. Cabochon and faceted stones are set into the silver. The pin is stamped S...

Elegant and formidable oversized ring by Marguerite Stix circa 1965, named The Margaretacea, one of her most recognized and popular designs. Exotic clam shells with a pinky lilac iridescence are the "stones" used for this ring. An extremely heavy gold mount supports the open shells which have the appearance of being in flight. From the profile, the ring looks like a fortress or a cathedral, very unique and dynamic. Marguerite Stix was a well known artist and sculptor who became impassioned with her husband, of rare and unique shells in the 1960's. Both of them became avid collectors and 1968 saw the publishing of their book The Shell: 500 Million Years of Inspired Design which featured a number of items from the Stix’s private collection. As their treasure trove of beautiful natural shells continued to increase, the Stix’s chose to make their passion public and established a museum in 1964 - The Stix Rare Shell Gallery – at their home in Manhattan. Her jewelry was sold out of the Cartier store in New York in the early 1970's. Her designs gained a devoted following, including style icon Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and were featured in high fashion magazines such as Vogue. Only a limited number of pieces were ever crafted and, sadly, she died of cancer in 1975. The following is an excerpt from Richard McLanathan’s book, The Art of Marguerite Stix: “To Marguerite Stix art and life were inseparable. As a gifted child, a prize-winning student, a concentration camp prisoner, a penniless refugee, a designer of accessories for the haute couture, a factory worker, a recognized sculptor and painter, a creator of widely sought-after jewelry and of fantastic ephemera, she never departed from her deeply felt celebration of life and its meaning. Human sensibility, the wonders of nature, exuberance or despair, humor or play, vulnerability or bravado, infancy or old age, the simple joys of home or the elegance of the privileged world – all called into play her extraordinary talents". Size: 4, Approx 1.75" across x 1" depth. Height is 1.4". This design is one of her best known, but, this item is not marked. Marguerite Stix’s jewelry...