ANGELA CUMMINGS 1979 FOR TIFFANY & CO ABSTRACT 18 KT BRACELET WITH INLAID GEMS
A MAGNIFICENT BRACELET DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.
AN UNIQUE AND EXTREMELY RARE MASTER PIECE, CONCEIVED BY THE GENIUS WOMAN JEWELER AND DESIGNER, ANGELA CUMMINGS. IT WAS CREATED IN THE 1979, AT THE TIFFANY ATELIER IN NEW YORK CITY. IS AN ARTISTIC AND SCULPTURAL BRACELET COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE FREE-SHAPED GEOMETRIC FIGURES WITH A REMINISCENCE OF THE GERMAN-FRENCH SCULPTOR JEAN ARP.
SURELY, THIS BRACELET IS AN UNIQUE PIECE AND IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED. CREATED IN 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND EMBELLISHED WITH NINE (9) FREE-FORMS CARVINGS OF BLACK JADE, RED CORAL AND BROWNISH JASPER. ALL GEMSTONES ARE NATURAL AND INLAID IN THE GOLD CREATING A MOSAIC PATTERN.
SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGE, A PUSH LOCK AND A HINGED 8 SLASH FOR EXTRA SECURITY.
THIS BRACELET HAVE A MASSIVE LOOK WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 125.6 Grams. THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE IS 6.5 INCHES AND THE WIDTH TOP VIES MEASURE IS 42 mm (1.65 Inches).
STAMPED WITH FOUR CARTOUCHE HALLMARKS; "T & CO.", "C", "18 KT", "1979".
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 TRULY EXCEPTIONAL PIECE OF JEWELRY AND A VERY RARE 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.
AS A NOTE, THIS IS AN UNIQUE AND EXTREMELY RARE BANGLE, IN PERFECT CONDITION.
INVENTORY REF: B0000MAREC/3.019
