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Great cut-out biomorphic sterling pin with copper pendant by Sam Kramer, c. 1940's-50's; wonderful weight, patina and handmade quality; approximately 2-1/4" x 1-1/2"; marked with Kramer's mushroom stamp, "STERLING;" light surface wear, otherwise fine condition. SOLD (item #M0286) |
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Sam Kramer studied jewelry-making at the University of Southern California in the 1930s. He studied gemology at New York University in 1939 and, that same year opened his own shop in Greenwich Village, later moving to West Eighth Street. His jewelry is unique and truly sculptural. It continues to be sought after by collectors of mid 20th Century handmade modernist jewelry. His 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 was included in the exhibit "American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970" at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 2008.
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