TIFFANY & CO. 1981 ANGELA CUMMINGS 18 KT AND PLATINUM EARRINGS WITH 2.49 Ctw DIAMONDS

A RARE PAIR OF EARRINGS, DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.

A VINTAGE SQUARED CHECKERBOARD PAIR, CREATED BY CUMMINGS BACK IN THE 1981 AT THE TIFFANY & CO. ATELIER, IN NEW YORK CITY. THEY ARE HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID AND FROSTED YELLOW GOLD OF 18 KARATS AND .950/1000 PLATINUM WITH .050/1000 IRIDIUM.

EMBELLISHED WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL PAVE SETTING OF 166 ROUND BRILLIANT CUT DIAMONDS. 2.49 CARATS, E/F COLOR, VS-1 CLARITY

THE PLACEMENT OF THE DIAMONDS, CREATE A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN.

THEY ARE SUITED WITH OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS, AND POSTS FOR PIERCED EARS.

THIS PAIR HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 18.7 Grams.

THE SQUARED MEASURES IS 23.2 mm by 23.2 mm.

THEY ARE BOTH SIGNED AND STAMPED AT THE REVERSE WITH THE HALLMARKS, "TIFFANY & CO C. 1981 18KT IRID-PLAT".

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. SHE PRESENTED HER CREATIONS AT BERGDORF GOODMAN IN NYC WITH AN INSIDE BOUTIQUE. SHE CLOSE THE BOUTIQUE AND ATELIER IN THE 2003.

THIS PAIR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO TRACE OF WEAR. THE TIFFANY DESIGNER'S JEWELRY BOX, ACCOMPANIED THIS PAIR.

AS A NOTE, ANGELA CUMMINGS JEWELRY PIECES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE JEWELRY AND THEY ARE A REMARK IN THE AMERICAN JEWELRY TRADITION.

INVENTORY REF: E0000SRIE/.4495