TIFFANY & CO. 1970 ANGELA CUMMINGS 18 KT GOLD BANGLE WITH INLAID GEMSTONES
A MAGNIFICENT BRACELET DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.
THIS EXTREMELY RARE BRACELET IS AN UNIQUE MASTER PIECE, CONCEIVED BY THE GENIUS WOMAN JEWELER AND DESIGNER, ANGELA CUMMINGS. IT WAS CREATED IN THE 1970'S, AT THE TIFFANY ATELIER IN NEW YORK CITY.
IS AN ARTISTIC AND SCULPTURAL BRACELET COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE FREE-SHAPED GEOMETRIC FIGURES WITH SYNTHESIS OF THE SHAPE OF PANSIES FLOWERS.
BY SURE, THIS BRACELET IS AN UNIQUE PIECE AND IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED. CREATED IN 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND EMBELLISHED WITH SIX MULTIPLES FREE-FORMS CARVINGS OF BLACK JADE, RED CORAL, OPAL AND WHITE & GRAY NACRE. ALL GEMSTONES ARE NATURAL AND ARE INLAID IN THE GOLD, CREATING A MOSAIC PATTERN OF FLOWERS WITH A STRONG REMINISCENCE OF THE THE AMERICAN PAINTER, GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986).
Georgia O'Keeffe, The Mistress of Flowers
SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGE, A PUSH LOCK AND A DISCRETE HINGED SLASH, FOR EXTRA SECURITY.
THIS BRACELET HAVE A GREAT OVERSIZED LOOK WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 133.2 Grams.
THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE IS 6.5 INCHES AND THE WIDTH MEASURE IS 48 mm (1.89 Inches).
STAMPED WITH THREE CARTOUCHE HALLMARKS AND SERIAL NUMBER; "T & CO.", "C", "18 KT 10717".
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.
AN EXCEPTIONAL PIECE OF JEWELRY AND A VERY RARE COLLECTOR'S PIECE. BOTH HER SIGNED PIECES FOR TIFFANY CREATED IN THE 1970'S AND 1980'S AND ALSO HER OWN EXCLUSIVE PIECES REMAIN HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AND ARE ADMIRED FOR THEIR UNIQUE BEAUTY, COMFORT AND EASILY RECOGNIZABLY IN STYLE.
AS A NOTE, THIS BRANGLE IS AN UNIQUE PIECE AND IS EXTREMELY RARE, IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.
REFERENCES: Bonhams, New York, 17 October, 2013, LOT 63. FOR A SIMILAR PIECE SOLD FOR 17,500.- Usd.
INVENTORY REF: B0000MRAEN/3.201
