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A great pair of handmade, one-of-a-kind earrings by mid 20th-Century jeweler, Christian Schmidt; ca. 1950s; each earring has an ingeniously designed center pendant of wood with drilled holes that creates a very pleasant sound when it hits the silver; each is approximately 2-1/2" long; marked: "CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT" within a rectangle, "STERLING;" fabulous patina, fine condition.
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Christian Schmidt was a Minnesota studio jeweler who exhibited at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 1955. He did magnificent designs based on intricate plant and pod forms. He was a friend and colleague of Ruth Roach. He exhibited at the 1956 "American Jewelry and Related Objects" competition in Rochester, New York where he won "Best in Class Awards" for a silver and gold pendant and a gold and ebony bracelet as well as a purchase prize for a silver bracelet. He also won awards at the 1959 Midwest Designer-Craftsmen competition and the 1958 and 1959 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competitions. He was considered to be one of the foremost designer-craftsmen in the United States during his short career and was one of twelve jewelers whose work was accepted for exhibition at the Brussels World's Fair. His work is feature in Design
Quarterly, issue number 33, 1955. (see The Wearable Art Movement,
Part II by Marbeth Schon http://www.modernsilver.com His work is also shown in Contemporary Jewelry–A Studio handbook by Phillip Morton and in my book, Modernist Jewelry 1930-1960, The Wearable Art Movement.
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