TIFFANY & CO BY ANGELA CUMMINGS 18 KT YELLOW GOLD LILY PAD EARRINGS
A VERY YOUTHFUL PAIR OF LILY PAD 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 HIGH POLISHED YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED WITH OMEGA BACKS FOR FASTENING CLIPS, THE POST OPTIONS FOR PIERCED EARS CAN BE EASILY ADDED ON REQUEST.
THE DESIGN OF THIS SCULPTURAL EARRINGS HAS A REMINISCENCE TO THE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE FLOWERS.
THIS PAIR HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 15.9 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 19 mm by 22 mm. THEY ARE BOTH STAMPED AT THE REVERSE WITH THE THE HALLMARKS "C. TIFFANY & CO .750".
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: E0000MNNM/.3822
