One of a Kind Sterling Necklace Designed by the Mexican Artist Alfredo Zalce

Beautiful necklace handmade by Ken Beldin in Mexico around the 1950s. Simple, whimsical design made with simple materials: hammered copper and brass attached with two simple S-shaped...

Beautiful pendant chandelier with a wrought iron structure painted black with 24 hand-made glass pieces in assorted colors, for one bulb, hangs by a chain. Extremely bright, decorati...

Beautiful long ceiling lamp in brass with two magnificent pieces of Italian maiolica ceramics in gold, cream, and green hues. One ceramic piece is pa...

Original acrylic painting on wood with Two blackbirds and a pot with an orange tree against a blue background in square format by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo. Rangel was an artist, grap...

A sterling silver necklace with a turquoise color cabochon set in by Mexican silversmith Tane Orfebres circa 1960-1970s. The chain links were crafted in a modernist sculptural form w...

A stunning choker style necklace in sterling silver by Graziella Laffi (1926-2009) Lima, Peru, circa 1960s. The bold necklace showcases an oversized plate...

A bespoken sterling silver necklace with five roundel bell shape of gradual sizes linked by joint chains, designed and made by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1965. The subtly hammered roundels evoke a sense of history with the form found in pre-Columbian culture, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernism. The necklace with Peruvian Cultural Ministry label to verso. 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...

Scandinavian modern silver necklace and with moving "fringe" elements ending in small balls. Made at the Eksjo studio in 1972, Sweden. Stamped on reverse. Chain total length: 24". ...