TIFFANY & CO. 1975 BY ANGELA CUMMINGS RARE 18 KT GOLD BANGLE WITH BLACK JADE STRIPES
GORGEOUS GEOMETRIC BRACELET DESIGNED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY & CO.
AN EXTREMELY RARE VINTAGE BRACELET, CREATED BY ANGELA CUMMINGS IN THE 1975. THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY EARLY WORKS BY CUMMINGS FOR TIFFANY WHEN SHE BEGAN TO COLABORATE IN THE 1970'S. IS TOTALLY HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND EMBELLISHED WITH INLAIDS OF CARVED NATURAL BLACK JADE.
THE CRAFTMANSHIP OF THIS BRACELET IS MADE WITH AN IMPECCABLE PRECISION. IS CONSTRUCTED WITH AN INVISIBLE HINGE, A PUSH LOCK AND SUITED ON THE SIDE WITH A SINGLE PUSH SLASH FOR EXTRA SECURITY.
THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THIS PIECE IS 95.4 Grams AND FIT A WRIST UP TO 7 INCHES. HAVE A WIDTH MEASURE OF 14 mm (0.55 inches).
IS STAMPED WITH THREE INDIVIDUAL CARTOUCHES WITH THE HALL MARKS, "T&CO C 18KT".
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 IN BERGDORF GOODMAN, NEW YORK CITY. NOW SHE'S RETIRED FROM THE JEWELRY BUSINESS.
THIS PIECE WAS PART OF THE COLLECTION OFFERED BY TIFFANY & CO. IN THE 1975-1976. IS PUBLISHED IN THE ANNUAL BLUE BOOK OF THAT YEAR, Pp-18-19, OFFERED WITH A RETAIL PRICE OF JUST 1,495.-
IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PIECE OF JEWELRY AND A VERY RARE COLLECTOR'S PIECE. BOTH HER SIGNED PIECES FOR TIFFANY & CO. CREATED IN 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.
IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.
INVENTORY REF: B0000ITAE/2.293
