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Stunning geometric enamel on copper link bracelet by mid-twentieth century metalsmith Esther Lewittes; beautiful shades of golden yellow, red orange, and teal blue enamels; approximately 7-1/8" around x 1-1/2" wide (fits small wrist); stamped: "LEWITTES," and signed, "Lewittes" (in enamel on reverse); condition appears to be original with no apparent cracks or chips. Esther Lewittes was a Los Angeles, California studio jeweler who worked in the mid 20th Century modernist style. Her work was included in the exhibition: "Structure and Ornament, American Modernist Jewelry 1940-1960" at the Fifty-50 Gallery, New York, 1984. Her work is featured in both of my books, Modernist Jewelry, 1930-1960, The Wearable Art Movement and Form & Function, American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970 and her work was included in the exhibit "American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970" at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 2008. See American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970, MODERN SILVER magazine, Winter, 2008-2009. SOLD (item #M0276)
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