OLAF SKOOGFORS Modernist Sterling Pin - Book Piece
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Pre 1970 item# 1022256
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This is a wonderful gold-washed sterling silver Modernist pin/pendant by Olaf Skoogfors. The pin is pictured in "Modernist Jewelry 1930-1960" by Marbeth Schon on p. 248. Skoogfors was described as one of the central figures in the evolution of the abstractionist, formal approach to "new" jewelry by Helen Drutt in "Jewelry of Our Time". His work is in permanent collections of museums in the USA, Canada and Europe. The pin has a diameter of 1 3/4" and is in excellent condition. It is fully signed "Olaf Skoogfors Sterling".
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Sterling Silver & Guilloche Enamel Locket, c. 1920s
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Pre 1930 item# 1018585
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This is a gorgeous sterling silver and enamel locket, c. 1920s. It has a diameter of 1 1/8" and has a white guilloche enamel ground with a beautiful handpainted spray of pink flowers flanked by blue bows. The locket comes with a sterling silver chain that is not original to the locket. It is in excellent condition with no loss or damage to the enamel and with the original inserts intact. There are a couple of tiny indentations on the back, which is monogrammed "MMcCF".
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ART NOUVEAU Sterling Chrysanthemum Bracelet
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Pre 1910 item# 1018374
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This is a really wonderful Art Nouveau sterling silver bracelet with repousse chrysanthemum clasp, c. 1900. This bracelet has large links which are hollow and constructed of heavy gauge sterling. The clasp features a raised chrysanthemum and is marked on the back with the maker's mark, "Sterling" and the design no. "273". The bracelet is 7 1/2" long with an inside circumference of 6 5/8" when closed, 1/2" wide and 1/4" deep.
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Early TOSTRUP Silver Maltese Cross Solje Pin, c. 1891
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Pre 1900 item# 1002063
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This is a wonderful late 19th century, handcrafted and engraved 830 silver solje pin by Tostrup, Norway, c. 1891. Tostrup was founded in 1832 and is one of the oldest Norwegian silversmith firms. The pin has two long drops each with a Maltese cross and three convex discs. The underside of the discs are gold washed. The pin is in really excellent condition with the original tube hinge and c-clasp. It is marked "830 Tostrup 1891" and measures 1 1/4" x 3 1/2" (the crosses are each 7/8" wide). A similar pin by David Andersen from the same period can be seen on p. 125 of "Collectible Silver Jewelry" by Rezazadeh.
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