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This is one of the best examples I've seen of jewelry by Virgil Cantini; truly beautiful enamel on sterling silver bracelet with five masked figures--definitely has a Mardis gras (carnival) look; about 7-1/2" x 1-1/2"; marked: "CANTINI" in two places and "STERLING" on the clasp; fine condition--no chips or crazing or cracks--a tiny bit of roughness on some edges that may be original to the piece.
Virgil Cantini was born in Italy in
1919 and came to the US in 1930. He received his Master's Degree
from the University of Pittsburgh where he became a Professor in the
Henry Frick Fine Arts Department. In Time Magazine’s 1953 Poll he
was named as one of the "Hundred Leaders of Tomorrow." He received
numerous awards and prizes for his enamel work, many in the form of
large-scale enamel panels and sculptures. (information from The
Design and Creation of Jewelry by Robert von Neumann.) Cantini's
work is also shown in Painting with Fire, Masters of Enameling in
American, 1930 - 1980.
This bracelet is pictured in my
book, Form & Function, American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970
on page 123. It was exhibited in American Modernist
Jewelry at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in 2008
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