AS001 - Vintage Art Smith Modernist sterling silver and aquamarine necklace, circa-1950’s, SOLD

Origin: New York, NY
Dimensions: Neck ring - 4 1/8” diameter with 2 7/8” gap; Pendant – 3” and 2 ½” drops with stones ¾” tall by 3/8”W; 51.6 gm
Condition: Excellent, stones have natural inclusions

Art Smith’s modernist designs were integral to the parts of the body they were made to adorn; his jewelry, though sculpturally advanced, was not made to stand alone, but to be worn.  ‘A piece of jewelry, he said, is a ‘whatisit?’ until you relate it to the body…Like line, form, and color, the body is a material to work with.”

This exceptionally fluid sterling silver neck cuff and pendant by Art Smith show a mastery of simplicity magnified.  It is a joy to wear and adds understated sophistication and elegance, daytime or evening.  Superb original condition, stones show natural inclusions.  Extraordinarily rare and important work by a master of American modernism.