-Michael Good Aerodynamic Drop Earrings In 18Kt Gold With 4.08 Ctw In Diamonds
Drop earrings designed by Michael Good.
Fabulous and very rare pair of drop earrings, created in Rockport Maine by the artist goldsmith Michael Good, back in the 1990's. These beautiful unusual pair has been crafted in the shapes of an aerodynamic leaves, in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. Fitted with integrated hooks for pierced ears.
Diamonds: Mount in a pave setting, with 136 calibrated round brilliant cut diamonds, 4.08 carats, white colorless F color, VS-2 clarity.
Birthstone: Diamonds for the month of April
Weight: 9.45 Grams, (6.08 Dwt).
Measurements: Drop of 55 mm and a width of 17 mm (2.16 x 0.67 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "MICHAEL GOOD .750".
Michael Good, whose name is synonymous with anticlastic raising, has developed and expanded the definition of jewelry and metalsmithing to sculptural forms that are a natural extension of the human form. Michael Good spent his youth in both the US and Europe. In the late 50s he moved to NYC where he worked as a social activist. It was in NYC that he started working with a sculptor who taught him some very rudimentary metalsmithing skills. In 1969, Michael and his wife, Karen, moved with their son “back to nature” to a minuscule town in northeast, Maine. They spent several years logging, clamming, and any other odd jobs possible to make a living, while at the same time, Michael continued to work on jewelry. In 1977, he took a workshop with Heikki Seppa, a Finnish metalsmith who showed him the basic techniques of putting a compound curve into a sheet of metal (like a saddle form). Michael was fascinated with the process and figured out how to continue forming the curve into a tube. From 1981–1986, he won several prestigious awards, including Intergold, Diamonds Today, and Diamonds International. This laid the foundation for a long career designing jewelry and sculpture using the now well-known technique of Anticlastic Raising. Michael has shown his work in both jewelry stores and galleries since the early 1980s. Over the past several years, he has concentrated his efforts on a more limited number of elite stores, as well as his own gallery located in Rockport, Maine. (Michael Good gallery with thanks.)
Exhibitions: 1997 American Jewelry Design Council Members Exhibition, National Metals Museum, Memphis, Tennessee. 1995 Aspects, Group Show, Studio of Wilhelm Buchert, Rodenbeck, Germany. 1994–1996 AJDC Mona Lisa Project Cube Project Wheel Project. 1993 & 1984 One Man Show, Concepts - Carmel, California. 1992 Biennial Art & Jewelry Exhibition - Studio of Bernd Munsteiner - Stipshausen, Germany. 1992 Gallery Opening, Gallery Aurus - Paris, France. 1987 One Man Show Jewelry & Sculpture, Bijoutier Michaud - Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 1986–1996 Jewel Noel, Orchestra Fundraiser - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1986 American Art to Wear, Museum Benefit - Lubbock, Texas. 1986 Fresno Art Center Invitational, Fresno, California. 1985–1987 American Jewelry now.
Note: Pieces of jewelry from Michael Good with diamonds are extremely rare to see and found in the after market.
Collateral: They are accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of this pair is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the gold. All diamonds are secured in the settings. These earrings has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: E022523ANNM/.2271
