ANGELA CUMMINGS 1981 FOR TIFFANY & CO. 18 KT NICKELODEON ABSTRACT EARRINGS

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

A RARE VINTAGE PIECES MADE IN THE 1981 AT THE NEW YORK CITY ATELIER. THEY ARE HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD. SUITED AT THE BACK WITH POSTS FOR PIERCED EARS AND OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS. THE POSTS CAN BE EASILY REMOVED.

WE CALLED THE DESIGN OF THIS PAIR NICKELODEON, DUE THE SPLASH SHAPE PATTERN.

THIS PAIR HAVE A WEIGHT OF 13.95 Grams AND IS MOSTLY ROUND WITH A MEASURES OF 26 mm BY 25 mm. BOTH STAMPED WITH THE HALLMARKS "18 K 1981 TIFFANY & Co.".

ANGELA CUMMINGS WAS BORN IN AUSTRIA AND MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN SHE WAS THREE YEARS OLD. SHE STUDIED ART IN ITALY AND GEMOLOGY AND JEWELRY MAKING IN GERMANY. SHE JOINED TIFFANY & COMPANY IN THE 1967 WHERE SHE WORKED EXCLUSIVELY UNTIL 1984 WHEN HE DEPARTED TO BEGIN HER OWN COMPANY AND PRESENTED HER CREATIONS AT BERGDORF GOODMAN IN NYC. SHE CLOSE THE BOUTIQUE AND ATELIER IN THE 2003.

THIS PAIR IS IN GREAT IMPECCABLE CONDITION WITH A GREAT PATINA. THE ANGELA CUMMINGS PIECES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE JEWELRY AND THEY ARE A REMARK IN THE AMERICAN JEWELRY TRADITION.

NOTE: PENDANTS, RINGS AND BROOCHES HAS BEEN ALSO PART OF THIS COLLECTION, WITH THE SAME PATTERN.

INVENTORY REF: E0000MNRE/.3353