Hammered Sterling Cuff Choker Necklace with Malachite

Modern and Architectural Sterling Necklace and Earrings - hand-made and trending, this piece, along with their earrings have the effortless and artistic flavor of Architect, Frank Ge...

A sterling Silver Bracelet - unisex. the ends are cobra heads - the piece can be shaped to fit any wrist... from a petite person to a large person. We like this with the addition o...

Handmade silver and enamel bracelet cuff - wonderful detailing and colors - a must have for the bohemian styled person - a great stand alone piece or wit...

A beautiful hand crafted Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, that can also double as a 420 or business card holder. The silver is in great condition and is so brilliant it's difficult to...

A Mid Century Taxco Mexico slide cuff bracelet, hand-crafted with bold flower design featuring three oval shaped green malachite stones set in 950 sterling silver. Stamped 950 Taxco ...

A bespoken sterling silver chocker necklace very bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The chocker features six subtly hammered roundels radiating into a trio of Axe-shaped fixed pendants, with two smaller ones flanking a large central one. The shape of the axe was often found in the Pre-Columbian art. As a bronze age tool, it symbolizes power. The necklace is not chain link but cast and joined as a solid chocker with box clasp mechanism. The design radiates a sense of history with the primitive tribal geometry in form, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernistic aesthetic. The drop of the necklace on the mannequin (not included) is 11". It has an approximate 16" circumference and weighs 320 grams (10.3 troy ounces). It was tested as 900 purity with XRF analyzer. There is a Peruvian Cultural Ministry label applied and a catalog sticker on verso as shown. Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...

Fabulous vintage brass coil choker necklace and cuff bracelet in wonderful vintage condition. We have left these pieces with their original patinated finish for you; however, you may decide to polish, circa 1970s. We are absolutely in love with these pieces of circa 1970s jewelry...

AMBIANIC presents Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet Mexico style of Spratling 2.5 W x 1.63 D x 2.13 H Stamped Original vintage wear Refer to images listed