Iconic and Rare Artisan Rima Sterling Silver Abstract Modernist Large 3D Brooch C. 1940/50's

Measurements: 2.4"W x 2.1"H x .5"Thick (6.10cm x 5.33cm x 1.27cm)

Markings: Hand engraved in cursive: Rima - STERLING stamp

Weight: 26.8g

Rare, stunning and quit the work of art! This gorgeous brooch has made in the 1940's by the iconic designer Rima and features an abstract modernist shape made of sterling silver in a wax cast process. The stem back tested as 24k gold plated. Over all it is in phenomenal condition with no damage of any kind. Museum quality, rare collector's piece.

Mannequin is a life-size torso representation

Rima (1919 - 2001) Who's real name was Eva Hannchen Rosenberg was a sculptor, jeweler and designer as well as a teacher. She studied at the Art Students League, the Pratt Institute, the Museum of Modern Art School, the Sculptor Center, the Educational Alliance and Preferred Casting of New York. Her work, publicized in magazines and newspapers such as Vogue, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, the New York Times and Interiors Magazine was widely exhibited. Her jewelry was mostly cast; she created a pair of cast sterling silver earrings for the Walker Exhibit in 1948. Rima taught wax casting at the Jewelry Workshop and Gallery of New York as well as the Abbey School of Jewelry Design in New York. She gave workshops in the "foil" method of stained glass making at Tiffany's in New York. She taught clay and wax modeling, mold making, and plaster casting in several different locations. She taught at Parson's School of Design in New York and the Jewelry Institute in Providence. Her sculptures were mostly nonrepresentational abstract works sometimes in a geometric cubist style and at other times, biomorphic; however she also made representational pieces. Rima was commissioned to design and make jewelry for manufacturers, stores and industry. Clients included The Metropolitan Museum, Cartier, Katram, Jad Jewelry and others. Some of her special sculpture commissions included relief portrait medallions of President John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.,and a "Mother of the Year Award" sculpture. Rima created a commemorative plaque for the Anti-Defamation League which was presented to Eleanor Roosevelt and President Truman. She died in June 2001. Bio courtesy of the book: "Modernist Jewelry 1930-1960 The Wearable Art Movement by Marbeth Schon" Published 2004 by Schiffer Publishing