ANGELA CUMMINGS STUDIOS 18 KT GOLD KNOT EARRINGS IN BLACK JADE NEPHRITE

SUPER RARE AND VERY CHIC PAIR OF EARRINGS DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS.

MADE IN THE 1980'S AT THE HER NEW YORK CITY STUDIO ATELIER AND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD. THEY ARE SUITED WITH OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS, THE POSTS OPTION FOR PIERCED EARS CAN BE EASILY ADDED.

EMBELLISHED WITH AN INTRICATE KNOT CARVING OF BLACK JADE NEPHRITE WITH AN ESTIMATE WEIGHT OF 72 CARATS. 

THIS PIECES HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 28.6 Grams AND BOTH ARE STAMPED WITH THE HALL MARKS "ANGELA CUMMINGS .750". HAVE A MEASURES OF 20 mm BY 28 mm.

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 PAIR IS IN GREAT IMPECCABLE CONDITION WITH A GREAT PATINA. ALL ANGELA CUMMINGS PIECES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE JEWELRY AND THEY ARE A REMARK IN THE AMERICAN JEWELRY TRADITION. A TRULY COLLECTORS PIECE AND AN ICONIC DESIGN OF THE XX CENTURY. 

NOTE: THIS PIECES WAS MADE AT THE PRIVATE STUDIO OF ANGELA CUMMINGS AND JUST A FEW PIECES WAS PRODUCED IN BLACK & GREEN NEPHRITE AND RED CORAL. 

INVENTORY REF: E0000MCNN/.6874