Germano Nino D'Antonio 1970 Renaissance Revival Medallion In 18Kt Yellow Gold

Byzantine revival enameled Christian Cross Fabulous antique cross, created in Europe in the middle of the 19th century, circa 1850. This exceptional rare cross has been crafted with...

Pair of geometric earrings designed by Antonio Cavelti for Birks. Fabulous pair of sculptural earrings, created in Canada by the artist and goldsmith Antonio Cavelti, back in the 1970 to be retailed at the Maison Birks jewelers. This pair has been crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. Created with cubism patterns and fitted with posts (Removable) and comfortable French omega backs for fastening clips, Weight: 16.45 Grams, (10.54 Dwt). Measurements: 36 mm by 36 mm (1.41 x 1.41 Inches). Hallmarks Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "BIRKS .750 18kt CAVELTI". Toni Cavelti, was a creative artist, craftsman, and jeweler based in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Canada. He has retired from jewelery, but continues to be a creative artist. He has said that he feels jewelry is more craft than art. However, the jewels we see from the Cavelti workshop are easy to see as art. Apprenticed in Switzerland, in 1954, a young Toni Cavelti arrived in his chosen new home of Vancouver, British Columbia. He found work in the jewelry business, and his designs and style promptly became an important part of Vancouver style and society. In the 1960s and 1970s...

Sculptural necklace designed by Liuba Wolf. Extremely rare sculptural necklace, created in Sao Paulo Brazil by the artist Liuba Wolf, back in the 1970. This fantastic piece is a one of a kind and has been crafted with concretism art patterns in solid rich yellow of of 18 karats with textured surfaces. The main pendant is completely chiseled with irregular hammered finishes and sharp edges It is fitted with a removable chain in suite, which is composed of twenty six geometric links of different lenght and a security hook lock. Weight: 108.52 Grams, (69.57 Dwt). Size: The lenght of the chain is 25 Inches, (63.5 Cm). Measurements: The main sculpture pendant is 55 mm by 71 mm by 10 mm (2.16 x 2.79 0.39 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the designer artist name, the mark for the assay of the gold, the edition number and signed, "LIUBA .750 1/30 1/50". Edition: Brazil Sao Paulo 1/30 for the pendant and 1/50 for the geometric chain, the authorized edition was only of 30 and 50 pieces, respectively but the production was never completed and only the number 1 of each one was made. Both pieces are stamped with the edition numbers. Liuba Wolf She born as Liuba Boyadjieva in Sofia Bulgaria in 1923. She was raised in a privileged, cultivated milieu by a writer mother and industrialist father who (he also played the violin) instilled in her a taste for music. The artist received a humanistic education, studying Greek and Latin and mastering the piano. When her family moved to Geneva, she attended art school and developed a special interest in sculpture. Later, she studied in Zurich under Germaine Richier (1904-1958), a renowned artist of the Paris School. This contact with Germaine Richier had a strong impact on Liuba Boyadjieva’s education as a modern sculpture and left a deep imprint on her understanding of sculpture. In those years, in Zurich, she was also in contact with a group of important artists, like, among others, Marino Marini and Arthur Honnegger. At the end of the war, when Richier reopened her atelier in Paris, Liuba moved to the French capital and continued her studies with her teacher until 1949. Her social circle in France included Zadkine, Viera da Silva, Alberto Magnelli, among others. She traveled often throughout Europe and visited the most important museums. Liuba Boyadjieva came to Brazil, married the industrialist and collector Ernesto Wolf in 1958, and lived between São Paulo and Paris, keeping studios in both cities. She became a naturalized Brazilian citizen. She developed a personal way of working her sculptures and achieved full artistic maturity. In the 1960s and 1970s, Liuba Wolf exhibited her work in several cities around the world and achieved international recognition. In 2001, on the occasion of her exhibition at Achim Moeller Fine Art. Rizzoli (New York) published a book celebrating Wolf’s art and featuring Sam Hunter’s essay “Liuba: At the Edge of Abstraction.” Among the central features of Liuba Wolf’s work are her expressive power, the surface’s play between the smooth and the textured, and rusticity. Verticality is another key characteristic, as well as the gesturalism of the forms. Figurative early on in her career, Wolf’s works became abstracted starting in the 1950s, but there always remained an archaic memory that referred back to primitive archetypes. Some critics, like Sam Hunter, see in those shapes a reference to pre-Columbian realities. Another highlight is a degree of surrealism in Wolf’s abstraction, yet critics mostly underscore the fact that she situated her sculptures at the border between abstraction and figuration, as well as the force of imagination in the conception of the works. On more than one occasion Liuba Wolf said that her forms are born from the subconscious. For her, they are “bugs”, animals, but they can also be plants or roots. They could be totems, in a symbiosis between the animal and the plant worlds, according to another observer, artist Emmanoel Araújo. Liuba Wolf stated once in an interview that her work “finds inspiration in natural shapes.” The exhibition at the Lasar Segall...

A modernist Bauhaus studio pendant-brooch. Interesting modernist vintage piece, created around the 1970'S in northern Europe, probably Germany, Austria or Switzerland. This art-pie...

Geometric sculptural ring made in Brazil. designed by Antonio Bernardo. Exceptional geometric cocktail ring, created in Brazil with concretism artistic patterns. This ring is a one ...

Renaissance Revival sword jabot-brooch. An exceptional and very rare jabot type brooch, created in England during the Victorian era, back in the 1880. This piece is fantastic and has been crafted with renaissance revival patterns in the shape of a miniature sword with jewels, in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with accents in carved platinum. The sword is well proportionate and made with gorgeous details. It is completely decorated with twisted woven wires, engravings and chiseled designs. The sword sheath, the grip pommel and the rain-guard are embellished with a fantastic assortment of eleven natural earth mined gemstones; such white colorless diamonds and vivid green demantoids garnets. It is fitted with a sheath to slide the blade very tight, which is attached to a decorative security chain. This magnificent piece should be an important addition to any serious jewelry collection and will be a great conversation piece when you display it with your dress or on the lapel of your jacket. Demantoids Demantoid is the green gemstone variety of the mineral andradite, a member of the garnet group of minerals. Andradite is a calcium- and iron-rich garnet. Ferric iron is the cause of the green in the stone. Although garnets have been known since ancient times, the demantoid variety was not discovered until 1868 in Russia's western central Ural Mountains. The find was an alluvial deposit about 110 km from Ekaterinburg, north by northwest along the Bobrovka River, near the village of Elizavetinskoye. Miners were immediately stunned by the highly refractive nature of the gem material, which is atypical for garnet. They began comparing it to diamond and referred to it as "demantoid", from the old German Demant, meaning diamond. The reason is obvious, with its high brilliance and dispersion. However, as demantoid garnets are quite rare and found in so few locations, they can command quite high prices, especially if they have a particularly lovely horsetail inclusion. Most stones are less than one carat in size after cutting in polishing. Demantoid gems...

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