Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Colossal Spiral Brooch

$1,400
£1,051.72
€1,212.80
CA$1,942.68
A$2,158.75
CHF 1,131.21
MX$26,473.21
NOK 14,427.89
SEK 13,573.23
DKK 9,051.85
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Created for a Donna Karan fall collection 1987, this large and impressive brooch is iconic for Robert Lee Morris and for Donna Karan, due to the unmistakable organic flow of the design. the spiral is intercepted by another curving worm like form, and the entire piece looks like it is alive on the body. the gleaming silver is magnificent in its clean polished surface, with no additional surface decoration, Morris made his bold statements with sculptural form in metals. Clean, pure, alive with spirit and whimsical at the same time. The fashion of the late 1980's was very strong and bold, and the jewelry that RLM created influenced an entire generation of designers.
  • Creator:
  • Metal:
    Sterling Silver
  • Weight:
    2.6 oz
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4 in (101.6 mm)Width: 3.2 in (81.28 mm)Depth: 0.85 in (21.59 mm)Diameter: 3.2 in (81.28 mm)Length: 4 in (101.6 mm)
  • Style:
    Modern
  • Place of Origin:
    United States
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1987
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. This major piece of silver jewelry is in mint condition and never pre-owned. It has been in the RLM archives since 1987.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3141218472932

More From This Seller

View All
Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Squiggle Brooch
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
The iconic organic styling of Robert Lee Morris is so evident in this dramatic large brooch created in the late 1980's. Due to his long collaboration with designer Donna Karan, Rober...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Serpent Brooch
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
This large and dramatic silver brooch is commanding in its appearance. What a statement it makes on a winded coat or jacket. the sensuous and iconic style of...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Robert Lee Morris Large Gilded Spiral Brooch
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic coil of matte 24k gold plated on brass, is an iconic Robert Lee Morris style, it is his unique vocabulary of forms that are all family members to the organic movement. ...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Motorcycle Brooch
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
What a fun and dramatic piece this one is! Very large and important, a true statement of glamour and high fashion, this brooch is composed of two spirals that are joined by a sweepin...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Saxophone Brooch
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
Created in 1987 during the huge fashion trend for oversized brooches, this beautiful dynamic piece resembles an abstract saxophone, or even stylized ve...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Robert Lee Morris Slugs in Love Sterling Silver Brooch
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
Slugs in Love??? Well yes, the names Robert had to come up with for all his forms were often quirky and odd, and this brooch is from the Slug family of sha...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

You May Also Like

Artist BertoiaStyle Hammered SterlingSilver SquiggleSpiral UndulatingWire Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Strongly resembling the Harry Bertoia Foundation's archived c.1947 unsigned small brooch (D.JE.27) that is essentially an elegant hammered silver curvilinear three-humped squiggle by...
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Brooch #392 By Vivianna Torun
By Georg Jensen
Located in Glasgow, GB
A sterling silver brooch (#392) designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe for Georg Jensen. The brooch is stamped with the Georg Jensen within dotted oval mark, '925 S', '42', and 'TORUN...
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Modernist Brooches

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Amorphic Brooch, Design #339 by Henning Koppel
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Georg Jensen Sterling Amorphic Brooch, Design #339 by Henning Koppel Designed in 1948. A similar example can be seen in the book, GEORG JENSEN JEWELRY...
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Contemporary Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co 1981 Elsa Peretti Abstract Pendant Buckle in.925 Sterling Silver
By Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Pendant-buckle designed by Elsa Peretti (1940-2021) for Tiffany & Co. This is a gorgeous sculptural piece of jewelry, created by Elsa Peretti for the Tiffany Studios, back in the 19...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Vintage Silver Spiral Brooch with Green Detail
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage silver spiral brooch with green detail sounds like a beautiful and intriguing piece of jewelry. The combination of silver, which is timeless an...
Category

Late 20th Century Brooches

Materials

Silver

Georg Jensen Vivianna Torun Sterling large Pram Brooch No 392
By Georg Jensen
Located in Toronto, ON
Very large, rare Georg Jensen Vivianna Torun Sterling large Pram Brooch No 392 Sterling silver designed by Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube for Georg Jensen Denmark C.1960. Full hallmarks 9...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Modernist Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver