ANGELA CUMMINGS 1984 STUDIO 18 KT GOLD EARRINGS WITH BLACK JADE & NACRE
RARE AND UNUSUAL PAIR OF EARRINGS DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS.
A SOPHISTICATED SQUARED VINTAGE PAIR OF EARRINGS CREATED IN THE 1980'S BY ANGELA CUMMINGS AT HER OWN STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY.
THEY ARE TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KT OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED WITH COMFORTABLE OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS. THE OPTIONAL POSTS FOR PIERCED EARS CAN BE EASILY ADDED.
THE SURFACE IS EMBELLISHED WITH AN INTRICATE LACE PATTERN, CREATED WITH MULTIPLES FREE FORM PIECES, CARVED OF NATURAL BLACK JADE AND TRANSLUCENT WHITE NACRE
THE WEIGHT OF THIS PAIR IS 23.2 Grams AND THE MEASURES ARE 24.5 mm (Inches) BY 24.5 mm (Inches).
STAMPED AT THE REVERSE WITH THE HALLMARKS "ANGELA CUMMINGS C. .750".
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 BETWEEN 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, WE ONLY CAN TRACK ONE SIMILAR PIECE TO THIS, BUT WITH TURQUOISE AND NACRE, THIS PAIR IS IN IMPECCABLE PERFECT CONDITION.
INVENTORY REF: E0000AAEN/.5576
