1990s Robert Lee Morris, Copper and Brass TOTEM Necklace

A carved agate, diamond and 18 karat gold ring, by Andrew Grima, c. 1990. Signed Grima. Carved from a single piece of agate and it measures a size 08. It cannot be sized. The ring me...

A pair of copper and sterling silver ear clips, by Sam Kramer, United States. Stamped with maker's mark, sterling. Numbered *****6. The earrings measure 1.55" x 1.00" x 0.20" Sam...

An onyx, diamond, and 18 karat gold necklace, by Zoltan Popovitz, for Lapponia 1990. The necklace is stamped with Finnish hallmarks, maker's mark, 750, and date mark for 1990. The ...

A large white opal, diamond, and 14 karats organic design, one-of-a-kind, heavily textured yellow gold pendant necklace, c. 1970. The centerpiece of ...

A New Lander/Royal Web turquoise, leather, and sterling silver bolo tie, by master jeweler Lee Yazzie (Navajo), 1981 - 1982. The turquoise and silver slide...

A modernist red enamel and 18 karat gold granulation ring, by Mechthild Baumann, 1990. Stamped MB 750. Includes the original box. The ring is a ...

Double Strand Necklace with a huge Circular drop, made by RLM in the 1980s-1990s. Brushed Gold tone finish. 15.5 end to end. 2.15 inches diameter on the disc, which drops down 5 inc...

Double Gold Gilt RLM string Ray Necklace. Affixed at 17 in with 2 string rays hanging down to 24 in. String ray are 1.68 in wide x 2.00 in top to bottom. Th...

Robert Lee Morris is the designer who brought the rustic look of Wabi Sabi into his fashion jewelry and has helped to make it more mainstream. This one of a kind spectacular necklace...

This one of a kind brass construction is part of the Armor family that Robert has created throughout the years, from 1974 until 2019. The impact that this piece has is strictly for the red carpet or rock concert...

Robert Lee Morris Gold Plated Raindrop Bib Necklace 1989, an iconic Bold Gold necklace from the era of the 80's big jewelry trend. Even though this is not a big huge necklace like ma...

Created in 1986, as part of a huge family of egg themed jewelry, this is part of the Wabi Sabi collection. A blend of oxidized brass and copper the simplicity of this design is part of its dramatic charm. Individually constructed hollow ovalized components hang from a chain separated by copper beads. The coloration of this piece is warm and non conventional, typical of the breaking of new ground Morris accomplished with his fashion jewelry. Wabi Sabi is the Japanese term that means aged, used, worn, filled with character and spirit through use, old, spirited, and Robert Lee Morris loves it. So much of his jewelry has the Wabi Sabi quality, which is the opposite of glitz and sparkly bling so associated with jewelry in the first place. Morris spent 4 years living in Japan as a child, his father a USAF officer and pilot, and was very inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetic and culture. Therefore one can see this exemplified in the colors of the metal and materials he uses; tarnished and oxidized brass, copper bronze and sometimes even darkened silver. The occasional use of leather or Elk skin...