Marguerite Stix Double Shell Ring, Margaretacea
About the Item
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- Date of Manufacture:1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. There is a small line (approx .25" ) on one shell which is under the surface but is slightly visible when the light hits it a certain way. page 168-9, The Art of Maguerite Stix, Abrams publisher 1977.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU46353152
Marguerite Stix
Marguerite Stix was born in Vienna and although she was too young to be a member of the Wiener Werkstätte she nevertheless became a protege of Josef Hoffman at a very young age.
Stix worked as a sculptor and artist in Vienna until she was forced to flee the German invasion of Austria in 1938. She fled to Paris where she began designing a line of ceramic pins and buttons. These became favorites of the haute couture houses of Molyneux, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, Lanvin and Patou.
In 1941, Stix was interred in a concentration camp in France. When she was released, she made her way to America. Stix had her first show as a sculptor in New York City in 1951, working in terra cotta and bronze. She began to make jewelry in the mid-1960s until her death in 1975. Stix had a solo exhibit at Cartier in 1972 and the house continued to sell her jewelry.
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