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1950'S MODERNIST SILVER & ROSE QUARTZ NECKLACE BY ART SMITH

Creator: Arthur Smith
Offered by: Drucker Antiques

Description
A sterling silver and rose quartz necklace by American studio Jewelr Art Smith.

A similar necklace can be seen in Marbeth Schon’s ‘Modernist Jewelry 1930 – 1960 The Wearable Art Movement’, page 72.

Dimensions: 4.5 inches in diameter, with a 3.625 inch gap. The Rose Quartz ball is marble-sized. The neck collar is circa 1960 and is in excellent condition.

Art Smith’s modernist designs were integral to the parts of the body they were made to adorn; his jewelry, though sculpturally advanced, was not made to stand alone, but to be worn. ‘A piece of jewelry, he said, is a ‘what is it?’ until you relate it to the body…Like line, form, and color, the body is a material to work with.” Marbeth Schon’s ‘Modernist Jewelry 1930 – 1960 The Wearable Art Movement’

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed: Art Smith
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1999
Materials:	Sterling silver & Rose Quartz
Condition:	Good. This neck collar is in excellent condition.
Creation Date:	1950's
Gemstones:	Quartz
Metals:	Silver
Styles / Movements:	Mid-Century, Signed Pieces
Dealer Reference #:	101800
Incollect Reference #:	422173

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