ANGELA CUMMINGS STUDIOS 18 KT YELLOW GOLD EARRINGS WITH INLAID GEMSTONES
EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF EARRINGS DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS.
A VERY CHIC VINTAGE PAIR OF EARRINGS DESIGNED AS A STINGRAY, 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, SUITED WITH COMFORTABLE OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS AND POSTS FOR PIERCED EARS (Removable)
THE ENTIRE SURFACE IS EMBELLISHED WITH INLAID GEMSTONES. THE PIECES ARE FREE-FORM CARVED AND THE INLAID SETTING CREATE A BEAUTIFUL MOSAIC PATTERNS WITH A REMINISCENCE OF THE GERMAN/FRENCH SCULPTOR, JEAN ARP. THE GEMS ARE TRANSLUCENT BLUE LACE AGATE AND WHITE NACRE ACCENTED WITH PYRITE AND HEMATITE.
THE WEIGHT OF THIS PAIR IS 23.6 Grams AND THE MEASURES ARE 30 mm (1.19 Inches) BY 27 mm (1.07 Inches).
STAMPED AT THE REVERSE WITH THE HALLMARKS, "ANGELA CUMMINGS .750 c.".
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 CAN'T TRACK ANY OTHER SIMILAR PIECE TO THIS, PROBABLY AN UNIQUE PAIR. IS IN IMPECCABLE PERFECT CONDITION.
INVENTORY REF: E0000MINC/.5673
