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Material: Silver
Art Deco small vanity guilloche dressing table set, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Art Deco small vanity guilloche dressing table set, 1920
A fantastic collector's item, possible for doll enthusiasts from the early period of the 20th century. An Art Deco vanity set...
Category
Early 20th Century European Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Silver Pearl Necklace with Green Malachite Pendant
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A sublime Art Deco statement piece of a pendant necklace with double braided ball chain and a large pendant in silver, malachite and yellow citrine. Un-indentified European/Scandinav...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite, Silver
$647 Sale Price
20% Off
WWII US Army Air Corps Cadet Sterling Silver Badge Pin by Meyer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original World War II U.S. Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet cap insignia, manufactured by Meyer of New York. Crafted in two parts, it features gold-plated wings and a silver-plated two-...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$191 Sale Price
35% Off
Aldrich Art Inlaid Opal Turquoise Coral Jet Lapis Lazuli Amethyst Silver Ring
Located in New York, NY
Southwestern Style Aldrich Art inlaid opal, turquoise, jet, lapis lazuli, coral and faceted amethyst sterling silver ring
20th Century
Provenance: estate of a notable New York City psychiatrist and artistic, often one-of-a-kind jewelry collector
Intricately inlaid gemstones form a striking geometrical central pattern, flanked by a pair of faceted bezel set amethysts on each side of the sterling silver shoulders. Entirely hand crafted. Aldrich Art is based in the mountains of Colorado and have been creating Southwestern style jewelry since the 1970's.
Size: 7.75 US
Marks: Aldrich Arts...
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Sterling Silver, Other
Art Deco Clip Earrings in Silver and Yellow Jade, Angel Wings, France, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of highly stylized clip-on earrings made from 830/1000 silver and set with yellow jade stones. Anonymous French silversmith circa 1925 in the ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Silver
$301 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Silver Filigree Judaica Spice Tower
Located in London, GB
The body of this large spice tower is decorated all over with fine filigree work, wrought into scrolled and geometrical designs. The tower, supported by a ...
Category
20th Century European Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1970s W & M Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring
By Wheeler
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Stunning Sterling Silver W & M Turquoise Ring
Southwestern WM Co Wheeler Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring
.75 diameter x .5 W
maker stamp
size 8
Preowned vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Rare 18th Century Waywiser By Jonathan Sissons
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super example of an early waywiser by Jonathan Sissons with a finely engraved center of the dial and a silvered readings dial, with the original hands.
The oak and mahogany case ha...
Category
18th Century English Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Labradorite and Silver Bird Model
Located in London, GB
Labradorite and silver bird model
Continental, 20th Century
Height 10cm, width 11cm, depth 12cm
Crafted in the 20th century the stone model depicts a hu...
Category
20th Century European Other Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver, Other
Pair of silvered and gilt-metal 'Fleurs des Siècles' flower models by Gorham
Located in London, GB
Pair of silvered and gilt-metal 'Fleurs des Siècles' flower models by Gorham
American, c.1975
Height 12cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm
These beautiful de...
Category
1970s American Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Captain Thomas Green’s silver Medals for Heroic Conduct at Sea
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
One medal from Captain Logan of the Mars is inscribed ‘Presented by Captn. John Logan, of the Ship Mars that was Wrecked in a gale on the Gunfleet Sands, Jany...
Category
19th Century English Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Russian Silver Snuffbox with Architecture Motif
Located in Vienna, AT
The item for sale is a Tular silver snuffbox. It has an oval shape and the lid is engraved with a Moscow landmark building in an ornamental frame. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling .925 Necklace Decorative Chain Collectible Jewelry
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Vintage Sterling .925 Necklace Decorative Chain
Dimensions: 24.25 fully extended x .5 W x .065 Thick
Please visit take a look at our listings, we have an ...
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Victorian Period Unusual Sterling Silver-Mounted Cut Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, unusual sterling silver-mounted cut crystal match striker, having a full sterling silver match cup/holder, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1895, John Grins...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Solid Silver Gimbal Novelty Golf Lighter, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century American very unusual, novelty solid silver gimbal golf themed lighter, of unusual design, the ball gimbol shaped as a golf ball, mounted with a tusk and a...
Category
20th Century American Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver and Porcelain Miniature of Wood Stove
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver / porcelain wood stove miniature.
The main structure was made of sterling silver while the central body is hand painted porcelain.
Some pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Revival Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$374 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional Antique Sterling Silver Breastplate, Judaica, London 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Morris Solovitch, this striking, Sterling Silver Breastplate, features decoration depiction the tablets with the engraved Ten Commandments in Hebrew, ...
Category
1920s English Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gucci Shoehorn with Horse Head in Silver Metal and Resin 1980s
By Gucci
Located in Milano, MI
Vintage shoehorn by Gucci with silver metal and resin horse head, made in the 1980s
Ø cm 11 h cm 45
The Gucci shoehorn is a luxury accessory that combines functionality and eleganc...
Category
1980s Italian Victorian Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Audrey Werner, Anticlastic 18-Karat Sterling Silver Cuff, United States, 1996
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Werner has always been interested in the different ways people around the world, and throughout history, have adorned themselves. As a child, she would make jewelry from everything she could find-from beads to rocks, wire, and seeds.
In 1992 she enrolled in classes at FIT with an eye toward expanding her knowledge of metal, and, from this point onward, was hooked. Later that same year, she landed an apprenticeship with the jeweler Gregg Wolf. Werner soon became his assistant, a position she would hold for the next two years while establishing her own practice.
Another influence on Werner’s work came from a seemingly unexpected place. In 1996 she was sharing a studio with jeweler Philip Crangi...
Category
1990s North American Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Natural Pearl or Gold and Sterling Silver Ring by Kerber Design
Located in North Miami, FL
A modern ring by Kerber Design.
Ring is a modern organic formed shank of silver gold and set with a natural pearl. The pearl compliments the form and th...
Category
1990s Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Gentlemans Horse Measuring Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver Gadget 19C
By Henry Howell Co. Ltd
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Rare Polished Figured pale Malacca wood crook handled Stick of outstanding quality, enclosing its original polished steel Horse Measure which measures up to 17hh complete with...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Vintage Pelikan Fountain Pen, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Pelikan Fountain Pen , with 14k M Nib.
Rare and in good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$239 / item
Vintage Silver Plated Parker Pen, 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage silver plated Parker pen.
With its original box.
Very good condition.
Category
1990s Italian Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$215 / item
Framed Floral Bouquet Crafted from Gold and Semi-Precious Stones by Tolliday
Located in London, GB
This magnificent study of flowers is wrought from gold and silver, amethyst and other minerals, and natural pearls. The study features sprigs of Holly with mineral berries and gold leaves springing from a green stone crop of rock. Grasses, also wrought from gold, spring from the same crop of rock, and the floor is littered with litter and debris, including an exquisitely produced pinecone. The flowers are set above a brown backing and surrounded by a red mount within a gilt frame. The work is signed ‘William Tolliday...
Category
Late 20th Century English Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Gold, Silver
Art Deco Rosewood Walking Cane Sterling Crook Handle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Rosewood Sterling Cane
Art Deco embellished design sterling
stamped
35.5h x .75 thick x 4.5 d
Preowned vintage unrestored wear ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Filigree Hair Pin Bobby Pin Silver plated Letter Opener
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a filigree hair pin or bobby pin, silver plated. It can be used as a Letter Opener. Unmarked, no information on the maker.
Dimensions: 7" H x 2" W x 1/16" D...
Category
1980s Unknown Bohemian Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Silver Amulets of Two Fantastic Animals, Naples, 18th-19th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of silver amulets of two fantastic animals
Naples, late 18th- early 19th century
Silver, punches and the seal of the Kingdom of Naples
Measures: ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Other Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham
Located in San Francisco, CA
British Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Fully Hallmarked Birmingham
1" x 2.5" x 2.5"
Category
Early 20th Century Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Cigarette Case red lines and and hand-engraved finishing Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Vertical cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enameled red stripes and hand-engraved finishing. In a modern contemporary style. Measurements cm. 6 x 2.3 cm high. 11. ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Filigree Miniature Furniture for a Doll's House
Located in Delft, NL
A filigree miniature furniture for a doll's house
A filigree furniture for a doll's house with a piano wing and piano chair, a table with 4 chair...
Category
19th Century European Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$1,073 / set
Italian 20th Century Solid Silver rare Bison Sculpture on Marble Removable Base
By L'etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello.
Located in VALENZA, IT
Bison in solid silver made in Arezzo, Italy in the 1950s of the last century by L'etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello.
The sculpture was made in "fusion" and a chisel finish. The burnishi...
Category
1950s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$1,823 Sale Price
30% Off
Salimbeni Cigarette Case Art Nouveau Style Hand-Painted Miniature Pheasant
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire-enameled and hand-painted miniature by painter Renato Dainelli depicting a pheasant....
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
The Royal Squadron Schooner Prize won by Miranda, 1877
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The Royal Squadron Schooner Prize won by Miranda, 1877. This impressive trophy is a small replica of the classical Roman ‘Warwick Vase’. The body is cast and chased with fruiting vi...
Category
1880s English Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Moroccan Berber Silver Bracelet with Green and Orange Enamel
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A 1920s handcrafted Ethnic bracelet by Berber women of Morocco.
Women wear this kind of bracelet and silver jewelry for special ceremonies and wedding.
Silver, but not of the standa...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Dutch 18th Century Fob seal with coat of arms
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch 18th Century Fob seal with coat of arms
A Dutch 18th Century silver (unmarked) fob seal pendant in shape of two dolphins connected around their necks. The signet has a Dutch coat of arms...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1950s Modernist Miró Styled Silver Spiral Bracelet
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Sensational Modernist Miró styled Silver Spiral Bracelet
unmarked
7 long x 1.13
Preowned vintage
Refer to listed images please
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Finnish silver bracelet by Alpo Tammi Koru, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Finnish silver bracelet by Alpo Tammi Koru, 1970s
A silver bracelet with a hard clamp. A beautiful design with round and sleek shapes and a ro...
Category
20th Century Finnish Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
J. Kohle Pforzheim, German silver lock with Pearls Necklace
Located in Delft, NL
J. Kohle Pforzheim, German silver lock with Pearls Necklace
Pearls on double strand necklace with silver (835/1000) closure with a hook lock on a round crown-shaped clasp with pearl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Hans Hansen Vintage Claw Ring in Sterling Silver by Allan Scharff
By Hans Hansen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Brutalist/modern claw-shaped. ring designed by Allan Scharff and crafted at Hans Hansen Silversmithy in Kolding Denmark. Early version from the late 1970s....
Category
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$475 Sale Price
20% Off
A 19th century chalcedony, amethyst and silver brooch circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This stunning piece of Victorian handmade jewellery is made from unmarked but tested silver, which forms an oval foliate wreath shaped mount with filigree detailing.
The mount has c...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Antique Dutch Silver Purse Mount by Keulemans Rotterdam, 1841
Located in Delft, NL
Antique Dutch silver purse mount by Keulemans Rotterdam, 1841
An antique purse mount with ring and chain. With motif of dolphins and a shell-shaped kn...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th Century Dutch Silver Pipe Stopper with Ship
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century Dutch silver pipe stopper with ship.
A ship on a plateau on the stem. The stem is openwork and twisted. The pipe cleaner was originally a simple instrument only intended to empty the pipe bowl. 19th Century and Dutch hallmarked with the "Sword" used from 1814-1906. The silversmith mark is faded
The size of the pipe cleaner is 10,5 cm high, 2 cm wide and the depth is 0,7 cm
( 4.1 Inch x 0.8 Inch x 0.3 Inch)
The weight is 14 grams
The silver version of the pipe cleaner, consisting of a pen topped by a figure, has no relation to the luxurious multi-piece garnish or the clipping tube. It originated from the simple brass or copper predecessor or the more popular variant of wood, bone or in a rare case also ivory. It is a consumable with only one purpose: to remove the tobacco plug at the bottom of the pipe bowl and to clean the kettle. The point is the working part of the object, the decorative element functions as a handle. In addition to the pipe stopper intended for pressing the smoldering tobacco, the rooting tool is an indispensable tool for the smoker to empty the pipe bowl after smoking.
Strangely enough, there is little relationship between the pipe stopper on the one hand and the pipe rooter on the other. It is especially remarkable that the silver rooters...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Exceptional Judaica Stirrups with Star of David Ottoman Empire
Located in Doha, QA
An outstanding 17th century pair of brass,copper and silver inlay Stirrups with David’s Star -each stirrup has two stars hand hammered from lef...
Category
17th Century Turkish Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Brooch with Hunting Pendants
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Brooch with Hunting Pendants
An old Bavarian traditional costume pin. A beautiful piece of his...
Category
1950s German Folk Art Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Smoking Compendium, James Hennell, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver smoker's compendium, fashioned in the form of a seated dog indulging in a pipe, featuring a pull-off head. The charming design is compleme...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Audrey Werner, Sterling Silver Branch Necklace, United States, 2002
Located in New York, NY
Seamlessly mixing influences from around the world, Werner works with oft-overlooked materials--including her signature black iron--to create bold pieces of striking beauty. "I am am...
Category
Early 2000s North American Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Presentation Shovel, Barnard, c.1892
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian solid silver presentation shovel, exceptionally large, the solid silver blade is engraved "Presented to Mrs Theobald, by the workmen of St Cuthbert's L...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Dutch 19th Century Silver Chatelaine with 4 Cachets and Charms
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch 19th century silver chatelaine with 4 cachets and charms
Silver chatelaine with 4 cachets and charms.
The charms are a very small miniature knife...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Zebra Stone and Silver Bird Model
Located in London, GB
Zebra stone and silver bird model
Height 8cm, width 9cm, depth 7cm
Continental, 20th Century
Expertly carved from zebra stone, the bird, most likely a wren, is sitting atop a fossi...
Category
20th Century European Other Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver, Other
Victorian English Bib Necklace Garnets with Pearl Accents, circa 1870
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This regal necklace features 47 cut and polished deep red garnets. The entire bib is worked in silver gilt. Each linked piece is topped with a glowing bevel set garnet all the way ar...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Egyptian Revival Sterling Silver Painted Enamel Locket w/ Gilded Gold Nude Mummy
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Egyptian Revival era of jewelry occurred during the Art Deco period when Tutankhamun's Tomb was discovered. The front is finished in fine hand-painted enamel detailing, depicting...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
$633 Sale Price
35% Off
DEYKIN & HARRISON 1930 Mechanical Cigarette Case Set In Solid .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical cigarettes case set designed by Deykin & Harrison.
This is a very interesting mechanical case, created in Birmingham England during the art deco period at the silversmith...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
$558 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigar Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigar box
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Early 20th Century
Sterling silver on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interior.
Measures: 8....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Antique Silver Golfing Match Safe, Vesta Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf Vesta case
A round antique silver golfing match safe with striker on the bottom. The match holder is embossed with a golfing scene of a male golfer in his back swing watched by...
Category
Early 1900s English Sporting Art Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Presentation silver to the Master Shipwright of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III shaped circular silver salver, plain within a shell and scrolling wave border and outer gadrooned edge, engraved with the royal coat of arms, crest and motto (period 1714-1800) of King George III and, on the reverse with a presentation inscription: For the Launching of His Majestys sloop ‘Otter’ 14 Gunns 305 Tonns 26 October 1767 & His Majestys ship ‘Egmont’ 74 Gunns 1643 Tonns 29 August 1768 by Mr Adam Hayes Master Shipwright of his Majestys yard at Deptford; further monogrammed A*H P A*M. Hallmarked for Benjamin Cartwright, London, 1769
Adam Hayes (1710-1785) began his career as ship’s carpenter in Centurion during Commodore Anson’s famous voyage around the world...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th Century Silver-Gilt Bracelet with Micromosaic Medallions
Located in Paris, FR
Silver-gilt bracelet composed of three medallions decorated with micromosaics on a black onyx background. The micromosaics feature multicolored bouquets of flowers, and the setting i...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Silver
Avant Garde Sterling Silver Pomellato Link Chain Contored Gourmette Bracelet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Sterling Silver Pomellato link chain, Contoured gourmette bracelet. Elegant and bold, this 1960s Avant Garde gourmette bracelet features contoured chain links crafted in ...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$178 Sale Price
35% Off
Circa 1970 Native American Royston Turquoise & Silver Ring
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1970 Royston Turquoise & silver ring, Native American. Unmarked except 2 symbol signature. Fine craftsmanship. 10 grams. Size 7.
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
Vintage Sculptural Silver Necklace by Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
Category
1960s Peruvian Modern Vintage Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hector Aguilar Stunning Mexican Sterling Jewelry 5-Piece Set Armadillo Design
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fabulous Armadillo design 940 Taxco sterling jewelry set by Hector Aguilar.
Graceful and solid. Belt and necklace are strung on the original ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Silver Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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