ANGELA CUMMINGS RARE 18 KT YELLOW GOLD EARRINGS WITH ABALONE SHELL

PAIR OF EARRINGS DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS.

AN ELEGANT AND COLORFUL FREE-FORMS SHAPED PAIR, HAND CRAFTED BACK IN THE 1980'S IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD. THEY ARE SUITED WITH COMFORTABLE OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS AND IF DESIRED THE POSTS OPTION CAN BE EASILY ADDED.

MOUNTED WITH A PAIR OF FREE-FORMS CARVINGS FROM NATURAL ABALONE SHELL FROM THE PHILIPPINES ISLANDS.

HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 17.8 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 25.1 mm (1 Inch) BY 25.1 mm (1 Inch).

SIGNED AND STAMPED WITH THE HALLMARKS, "CUMMINGS 18 KT". 

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.

ANGELA CUMMINGS PIECES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE JEWELRY AND THEY ARE A REMARK IN THE AMERICAN JEWELRY TRADITION.THIS PAIR.

THEY ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH VERY VIBRANT COLORS.

INVENTORY REF: E0000MOCC/.4278