Silver and Iron Sautoir Necklace

A metal chandelier can be adjusted.

Large stainless steel sconce signed Maison Charles, circa 1970.

Guylaine Guy (1929) "Faux Et Usage De Faux ". Metal Assembly. Height 154 Cm. Guylaine Guy, whose real name is Guylaine Chailler, is a Quebec singer and...

Guylaine Guy (1929) metal assembly. Height 143 Cm. Guylaine Guy, whose real name is Guylaine Chailler, is a Quebec singer and painter / sculptor born i...

Modernist large scale chrome flat link necklace terminating in two chrome spheres. Reminiscent of the works of Paco Rabanne. 1960's. Necklace 27", 1...

J Dauphin Ruthenium Plated Multi Chunky Chain Necklace — Vintage 2008, Paris-Plated One-of-a-Kind Vintage Necklace — Never Worn. Expertly Plated in Paris. This Ruthenium Plated Mult...

A highly sculptural sterling silver necklace by Peruvian silversmith and designer Grazielle Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, circa 1970. Marks to ne...

A bespoken sterling silver necklace with five roundel bell shape of gradual sizes linked by joint chains, designed and made by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1965. The subtly hammered roundels evoke a sense of history with the form found in pre-Columbian culture, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernism. The necklace with Peruvian Cultural Ministry label to verso. Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...