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Stunning 18K gold ring with cabochon moonstone by Irena Brynner; about size 6-1/2; band is approximately 3/8" at the front and 1/4" at the back; moonstone is approximately 1/4" diameter; ring is marked: "I Brynner, 18K" and initials, "IB" (in cursive); fine condition. This ring is pictured in my book, Modernist Jewelry, 1930 - 1960, The Wearable Art Movement. |
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Irena Brynner, (1917 - 2002) was a skilled sculptor, painter, musician and, most importantly, one of the most celebrated American jewelers of the mid 20th century. She came to the United States in 1946, to San Francisco where she first made jeweler and began showing her work at the San Francisco Open Air Art Festivals and nationally in exhibits such as "Contemporary Jewelry" at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 1955. In 1957 Brynner set up a studio and gallery in New York City where she soon became recognized through articles in major craft magazines and a one-woman exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts. When she died, in 2002 her work was in museums throughout the world including the Smithsonian, the Louvre and the Hermitage. SOLD (item #M0272) |
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