Arline Fisch Sterling Silver Gold Vermeil Crocheted Sautoir Monocle Necklace

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Arline Fisch Sterling Silver Gold Vermeil Crocheted Sautoir Monocle Necklace

About the Item

Rare, hand crocheted sterling silver sautoir with fluted gold vermeil magnifying glass monocle created by Arline Fisch of San Diego, California. Piece measures 33.5" in length, the magnifying glass pendant measures 6.25" long by 3.5" diameter. Signed with the artists' hallmark of a fish, Sterling, 96. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum: Arline Fisch was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received a B.S. degree in art education from Skidmore College and an M.A. from the University of Illinois. In 1956 – 57 she studied silversmithing at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen and in 1966 – 67 returned to Denmark for further training in metalsmithing. Since 1961, she has taught full time at San Diego State University. Fisch has played a central role in the revitalization of jewelry as a contemporary art form. Her outstanding contribution has been the introduction of weaving techniques into the field of jewelry making. Employing flattened gold and silver wire, she knits, braids, plaits, and crochets lightweight, flexible forms with dense, light-reflective patterns, subtle textures, and glowing color. She first encountered artistic jewelry in the Egyptian collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which she frequently visited as a child. Along with other historical ornaments there early impressions continue to influence the form and meaning of he work. In 1985, Fisch was declared a “Living Treasure of California” by the State Assembly. She was a founding member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), and served as its president from 1982 until 1985. Some of Fisch’s best-known works are her large body ornaments. But unlike artists who view their work as miniature sculpture, Fisch thinks of her pieces as objects of personal adornment, and admits to wearing all of them at least once. She says that the “major function of a piece of jewelry is to make the person who wears it look and feel beautiful, elegant and distinctive. It must enhance the person, compliment the personality and never overwhelm either aspect of the wearer.” The following artists statement was taken from the Allied Craftsmen website with thanks: “Jewelry is meant to adorn and enhance the wearer.” I have always been concerned with the making of jewelry to be worn, of unique works of art which have the human body as their site. I prefer working on a larger than usual scale with collars, pectorals, head and arm ornaments as favorite formats. The use of textile structures such as weaving and knitting enable me to produce pliable planes which conform readily to the human form, and which have a softness and warmth not always possible in metal.

Creator:
Arline Fisch
Metal:
Vermeil,Sterling Silver
Style:
Artisan
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1990-1999
Date of Manufacture:
1996
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In very good vintage 1996 condition showing some tarnish conducive with age.
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU28017894832