ANGELA CUMMINGS 1970'S FOR TIFFANY & CO. 18 KT GEOMETRIC BANGLE WITH HEMATITE
AN VERY RARE CUFF BANGLE DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.
THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY EARLY WEARABLE SCULPTURE PIECE DESIGNED BY CUMMINGS. MADE AS AN UNIQUE PIECE IN THE 1970'S AT THE TIFFANY STUDIOS IN NEW YORK.
IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGED SPRING AS A CLOSURE SYSTEM.
DESIGNED AS A TWISTED SCULPTURAL GEOMETRIC PIECE, IS EMBELLISHED WITH 43 RECTANGULAR CARVINGS OF POLISHED HEMATITE. THE PIECE HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY THE EGYPTIAN REVIVAL PERIOD AND THE ARCS OF THE CORDOBA MOORISH MESQUITE IN SPAIN.
THE WEIGHT OF THIS PIECE IS 32.4 Grams AND FIT A WRIST UP TO 7 INCHES. HAVE A WIDTH MEASURE OF 10.3 mm (0.40 Inch). IS STAMPED WITH THREE CARTOUCHE HALLMARKS, "C. 18 KT T&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 PIECE IS IN IMPECCABLE CONDITION WITH A GREAT PATINA. THE ANGELA CUMMINGS PIECES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE JEWELRY AND THEY ARE A REMARK IN THE AMERICAN JEWELRY TRADITION.
THE ORIGINAL DESIGNER JEWELRY BOX ACCOMPANIED THIS PIECE.
INVENTORY REF: B0000TEEN/.7788
