A pair of 18k gold and nephrite clip earrings. - image-1

Lot 257 Dα

A pair of 18k gold and nephrite clip earrings.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
12.11.2015, 17:00 - Jewellery and Boxes
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 2.232 € (incl. premium)

A pair of 18k gold and nephrite clip earrings.

Set with large nephrite cabochons (ca. 21.6 x 15.6 x 8.1 mm), bordered with aventurine and small gold granules. Clip/stud mountings. Company mark of Angela Cummings. One earring with a small aventurine repair. H 3.1 x 2.4 cm. Total weight 31.6 g.
Angela Cummings (Klagenfurt 1944, lives in New York), 1980s.

The Austrian-born jewellery designer began working for Tiffany & Co. in New York in 1967. She exhibited her first collection under her own name in 1975 and became self-employed with the firm "Angela Cummings Inc." in 1984.

Provenance

Purchased from Kraanendonck-Duffels jewellers at the TEFAF trade fair in Maastricht.