Berkshires - Bracelets

With all the mid-century hallmarks of handcrafted costume jewelry by New-York-City-based Hargo Creations but without the post-copyright signature (HAR), for this early bracelet the d...

American Art Smith hand-crafted this modern asymmetrical cuff from roughly finished semi-precious layered metals in his early signature style including sculptural wires and gaps. On the top of the bracelet that displays Smith's dynamic artistry, thick brass square-shaped wires unevenly separate into curves to create voids for revealing skin when worn on the wrist. To both minimally decorate the cuff with geometric shapes and solidify its structure, Smith spanned only one side of the gap with four angular-cut pieces from sheets of sterling silver, copper and brass, which are evenly spaced with narrow gaps. As the rod-like framework of the rest of the cuff, the brass wire was folded/joined at the ends with minute silver soldering only visible on the interior. A testament to Smith's craftsmanship, the contrasting cut metals are soldered precisely to the top outer edges of each sinuous wire instead of wrapped around, which enables the bottom edges of the wires to make smooth contact with the skin and to be easier to flex for pulling on and off. Additionally, Smith finished, lacquered, buffed and polished the exterior bracelet to protect the patinated metallic colors from tarnishing. On the unfinished interior, this cuff may have been signed by Art Smith with a stylized initial A and/or his name in cursive given some apparently linked dark marks in two different areas of the brass wire (see closeups), which may otherwise indicate good condition consistent with age and scratching from wear. In light of similarly constructed curvilinear designs by Smith in the 1940s, the cuff seems to have been created while he was making the transition while living in Manhattan's Greenwich Village from being mentored full-time by fellow Black jewelry designer Winifred Mason...

A dramatic bracelet composed of nine rows of faceted black beads on stretch cords featuring a large centerpiece of leaf form set with light and dark gray crystals of various shapes a...

1950s atomic-style earrings and bracelet composed of gold metal and pearls, with some rhinestones. The atomic element of the screw-back earrings are suspended from a pearl earpiece, ...

Vintage ivory Bakelite cuff carved as a leaf, a rib runnng down the center with diagonal channels on each side. 1.75" wide and in excellent condition.

Vintage bakelite clamper bracelet in marbled green with leaf carving on the wide bangle centering an applied carved flower atop a bra...

Miriam Haskell pearl bracelet features three strand of her signature irregular pearls, the uppermost strand of a slightly larger size than the oth...

Kramer rhinestone bracelet constructed of triangular-shaped elements of round, marquis and baguette rhinestones. Safety chain.

Make an entrance with this unusual and eye-catching arm band composed of long rows of black beads with rhinestone rondels at bottom and expandable cuff at top...

Set of three boomerang-shaped bangles in frosted lucite, two in white, the third on gray. Each is decorated with rhinestones on both sides of the poin...

Schiaparelli chain bracelet with dangling flower components, all in an antiqued finish gold tone metal, each flower centering a black bead. The flowers are suspended by a link, allow...

Fantastic set from Larry Vrba. Bracelet is gold tone double-link chain laden with an interesting assortment of charms in ivory, turquoise and coral tones. Long drop earrings suspend ...