TIFFANY & CO. BY ANGELA CUMMINGS 18 KT YELLOW GOLD PETALS EARRINGS IN CORAL

VERY RARE PAIR OF EARRINGS DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.

A BEAUTIFUL ORGANIC PAIR, FROM THE TIFFANY & CO. COLLECTION OF THE 1976-1977. THEY ARE HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD, DISPLAYING TWO SINGLE ELEMENTS IN THE SHAPE OF PETALS, CARVED FROM NATURAL ITALIAN CORAL.

SUITED WITH OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS AND POST FOR PIERCED EARS.

THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THIS PAIR IS 13.1 Grams AND HAVE A MEASURES OF 25.2 mm BY 25.1 mm.

SERIALLY NUMBERED AND STAMPED WITH THE HALLMARKS; "T & CO.", "C", 18 KT 12078".

ANGELA CUMMINGS WAS BORN IN 1944 IN KLAGENFURT IN AUSTRIA. SHE TAKE HER EDUCATION AT THE ART ACADEMY IN PERUGIA, ITALY AND AT THE ZEICHENAKADEMIE IN HANAU, WEST GERMANY. IN THE 1967 SHE JOINED TIFFANY & CO WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DONALD CLAFFIN AND IN THE 1975, SHE WAS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR HER EXCLUSIVE LINE BRAND CUMMINGS. IN 1984 SHE STARTED HER OWN LINE OF JEWELRY TO BE RETAILED EXCLUSIVELY AT AN IN-BOUTIQUE STORE AT BERGDORF GOODMAN, IN NEW YORK CITY. NOW SHE'S RETIRED FROM THE JEWELRY BUSINESS.

A NICE COLLECTOR'S PIECE, BOTH HER SIGNED PIECES FOR TIFFANY & CO. CREATED IN THE 1970'S AND 1980'S AND ALSO HER OWN EXCLUSIVE PIECES, REMAIN HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AND ARE ADMIRED FOR THEIR BEAUTY, COMFORT AND EASILY RECOGNIZABLY IN STYLE.

NOTE: THE CORAL CARVINGS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

LITERATURE: TIFFANY & Co. BLUE BOOK, 1977-1978

INVENTORY REF: E0000ARIE/.3149