ANGELA CUMMINGS 1980 FOR TIFFANY & Co. 18 KT GEOMETRIC BANGLE WITH GEMSTONES INLAID
VERY RARE DAY AND NIGHT BANGLE BRACELET DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.
A ONE OF A KIND PIECE OF ART, CREATED AT THE NEW YORK CITY ATELIER AROUND THE 1980'S. IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD. IS SUITED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGE AND A PUSH LOCK SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE LATCH SAFETY.
IS EMBELLISHED BY TWO GEOMETRIC INLAID ABSTRACT PATTERNS AT EACH SIDE, CONFORMED BY INTRICATE CARVINGS OF WHITE MOTHER OF PEARLS, GRAY HEMATITE AND BLACK JADE.
A YOUTHFUL DAY AND NIGHT PIECE, ONE SIDE HAVE THE DARKER COLORS FOR THE NIGHT AND THE OTHER SIDE HAVE LIGHTER COLORS FOR THE DAY.
THIS PIECE HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 43.9 Grams AND THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE IS 7 INCHES. IS STAMPED WITH THE HALLMARKS "18 Kt T&Co" AND ENGRAVED WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER "1A174". THE TOP WIDTH MEASURE IS 14 mm (0.60 Inch).
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 PIECE 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: B0000EENN/1.055
