BC001 - Vintage Betty Cooke Modernist sterling silver neck ring and pendant, circa-1970’s, SOLD

Origin: Baltimore, MD
Dimensions:  Neck ring – 6 ¼” diameter, approx. 18 ¾” circumference including flexible opening; Pendant – 5 ½”L by 3 ¾”W; total weight approx. 70 gm
Condition:  Excellent

Betty Cooke has been making Modernist jewelry since the 1940’s when she taught returning GIs metalworking to give them a saleable skill.  She still makes her own pieces and sells them in her store, “The Store, LTD” in Baltimore, MA.  Generally, pieces are made in limited quantities and once a design is sold out, Betty will not go back and recreate a piece.  Betty has a devoted fan base who recognize that the simpler the piece, the more difficult it is to achieve artistic and technical perfection.

This restrained modernist “Peace” necklace is masterfully executed in sterling silver.  Each soldered joint is seamless.  Placement of each element is a triumph over cliché.  Wearing this iconoclastic modernist necklace makes a bold and confident statement for world peace, artistic excellence, and personal power.   Take the plunge with a collectible vintage sterling piece by Betty Cooke and you’ll know why her fans have been coming back for more for decades.