ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO. 18 KT TEXTURED BUTTONS EARRINGS

BOLD PAIR OF BUTTONS EARRINGS DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.

A VINTAGE PAIR CREATED AT THE NEW YORK CITY ATELIER BACK IN THE 1980'S. THEY ARE HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF TEXTURED YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED WITH OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS, THE POST OPTION FOR PIERCED EARS CAN BE EASILY ADDED ON REQUEST.

THIS PAIR HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 21.9 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 22 mm by 20 mm.

THEY ARE BOTH STAMPED AT THE REVERSE WITH THE THE HALLMARKS "C 18KT TIFFANY & 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 PAIR IS IN GREAT IMPECCABLE CONDITION WITH A GREAT PATINA. THE ANGELA CUMMINGS PIECES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE JEWELRY AND THEY ARE A REMARK IN THE AMERICAN JEWELRY TRADITION.

INVENTORY REF: E0000MAIE/.5264