Darway Designs Sterling Hematite Modernist Top Latching Bangle Bracelet Circa 1980s

Measurements: Inner Circumference: 8.25"R (20.96cm)

Markings: C. Darway .925

Weighs: 33.2g

Superb and hefty sterling silver articulating cuff bracelet. Bracelet features an abstract modernist  design. Bracelet is 2 slightly curved sterling flat bars connected with 2 thick oval ring connectors. Additionally, their is a fixed, artfully crafted, top bar that hooks into the other side for a top latch style closure. Adorned with a stunning and large hematite polished orb. Stone is in perfect condition with no damage. Excellent craftsmanship and quite a phenomenal statement piece. It will be professionally polished before shipping.

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Chris Darway is an artist, metalsmith, teacher and designer with over 40 years experience in the field. Formally trained in craft design at The Philadelphia College of Art, he works with traditional metals, wood, plastics and metal clays. His work has been exhibited in Japan, Germany, and England, is a decorated designer, having won the Niche Award at the Smithsonian craft show. Darway has taught jewelry design at the University of Delaware, The University of the Arts Philadelphia, and at Montclair State University in New Jersey. He is a PMC senior instructor for the Rio Grande Company and has been involved with this material since its first introduction. You can read Darway’s advanced metallurgy techniques column in Art Jewelry Magazine. He is also a past president of the Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths and currently teaches jewelry at the Wayne Art Center, Peter’s Valley School of Craft, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and numerous other national workshops. Darway contributes content to cable television.