A lovely mid 20th century design by Idella La Vista; handmade sterling pin with green stone; about 1-1/8" x 1-1/4"; marked: "LA VISTA, STERLING;" fine condition.

Idella La Vista was a talented and dedicated artist who created jewelry and owned a shop where she sold her work and promoted artists from other disciplines.  In the 1950's, her shop and studio was at 44 West 54th Street in New York City.  (Read more about La Vista in my book, Form & Function, American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970, beginning on page 161. Her work was included in the exhibit "American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970" at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 2008.

$295.00 (item #SMM050)