Silver Craft Necklace from Denmark

Ceramic wall decoration comprised of various sized ceramic shapes strung together with thin black wire each with a matte finish orange to black glaze. The three largest and irregular...

An uncommon and masterful adjustable counterweighted ceiling fixture having a brass bell-shaped dome with pin-hole perforations.

A counterbalanced pendant light. This brass fixture features an inverted brandy snifter silhouette with delicate perforations. The length ...

An interesting bronze sculpture of medium size but considerable weight. Constructed of solid, worked and formed rods connected in an organic manner.?

1970s metal necklace

This captivating mid-century modern necklace exemplifies the artistry of Jens Peter Clausen Gudjonsson, a renowned Icelandic designer kno...

Silver Scandinavian Modern pendant with three soft curves shapes and silver chain from Hopeajaloste OY., Helsinki, Finland. Chain length:...

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...