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This 95 gram studio mid century Modernist or maybe even Arts and Crafts striking completely studio bench made large bib pectoral necklace is not signed, what a shame.
Weighs 3.3 oz
From the hammered metal in the shape of fox face like pendant pectoral, to the hand formed Raku like multi color iridescent ceramic beads ranging 10 to 14 mm... Sound and feel as if fired at high temperatures...
to the primitive hand fabricated prongs holding the large Raku like Ceramic Piece, 3 X 1.5" a...

Hammered and Made in USA. Art for your table just for the two of you and your nesting syndrome romantic dinner for two. Great bridal gift idea.
SIGNED: Handmade - Mimi Dee - Sterling.
In a USA studio, these indeed were hand hammered resulting in this substantial forged pair of napkin rings without soldering.
Two 7.5 mm Amethysts (the lover's and fidelity gem) were added, yet they can be changed to another gem of your choice. Stones from other lands.
Total weight for both is...

Made in USA. Sterling silver hand wrought and forged in the Mondernist or Arts & Crafts tradition. This original sculptural metalwork cuff bypass bracelet completely hand fabricated in a USA studio entirely by and signed: HANDMADE MIMI DEE STERLING.
Weighs ~2 Ounces or 55 grams of ONE piece of precious metal. No cutting or soldering! Flexible like a bird's nest. This could not be duplicated, assuring you the Only One.

Update: some have tried to duplicate "the look" by casting and s...

Made in a USA studio and in the modernism tradition, this hand hammered necklace neckring & Amethyst pendant entirely hand wrought by and signed: Mimi Dee - Sterling - Handmade, weighing 1.8 Oz or 51 grams. Mass production is not of interest here nor even limited production. One could not duplicate this even if one tried, assuring you the Only One! Nestled within a 30 Carat faceted rich plum Amethyst and 2 faceted cultured pearls permanently dyed a delish kiwi color for fab contrast. Gemston...

Made in USA. Only One. Studio pin brooch pendant.
Every square mm of sterling silver was hand fabricated, wrought & forged by one set of hands and signed: Handmade Mimi Dee & Sterling. Forged in a USA studio from one piece of precious metal makes this a fibula.
No prefab components! Graceful Art Nouveau ish curves. After hand forging the fibula brooch with unilateral spring action, an oval vintage purple and white art glass piece was carefully and securely fitted within to make t...

Select from two old Chinese lots:

(A) Reticulated jade or jadeite double sided pendant plaque open work carved hard stone with an Asian man carved on both sides.
20 grams white to light soft sage with touches of light tan yellowish russet on some edges.
Ice cold to touch, has a good gloss and a nice "clink" when clinked against an old nephrite carving.
57 X 40 X 4mm. 2 1/4" X 1 1/2" X 1/8" Possibly the older of the two pieces.
Test: repeatedly used hard jewelers' metal t...

Hammered in a USA studio this commissioned pair of hand wrought gemstone adorned signed sterling silver table art napkin rings for two were made as a bridal wedding gift for Miss G and Mr. K . To their many happy future dinners for two!

Signed stamped by the metal work artist as: MIMI DEE HANDMADE STERLING
Wt: ~ .75 ounce

Gems: Ruby for the bride's birth month stone and amethyst for the groom's.
Silk lined presentation box - hand painted in a sagey green - also signed by the artis...

Signed studio original hand hammered brass bold kinetic ethnographic like pendant necklace sculpture with four major segments which include an added bold carved carnelian ear of corn dangle.

Looks equally well in a shadow box on your wall, window hanging art piece or around your neck. It was wrought in a USA studio in the in the Mid Century Modernist or Arts and Crafts tradition by this self directed metalart maker and signed Mimi Dee - Handmade.

*Bold north to south: 8" X 3...

There are some who frame these sculptural hand hammered hand built ceramic clay pieces in a shadow box to hang on their walls.
In a USA studio when the sterling was hand worked and the clay was hand built, it resulted in this studio signed modernist tradition sculpture or neck ring and the kinetic removable pendant to which the semiprecious gemstones of mookaite and red coral were wired in place.
See image 2 for dimensions
A hand painted signed presentation box, all by the same artis...

99.9% PURE SILVER was used to construct the five stations. In a USA studio this bracelet was fabricated in the hand built studio tradition entirely by and fully signed by this metalwork jewelry maker as: Handmade Mimi Dee - .999 FS.
FS for pure fine silver, which is a much higher content than the best most collectible imported item of same metal. All metalwork here was lovingly fabricated by one American pair of hands.
Legal: All mages design concept content text solely owned by BY...

ALL METAL IS 14K GOLD and it keeps going up.
In a USA studio these asymmetrical earrings were designed, made and signed with the studio maker's mark of: Mimi Dee - Handmade - 14K. This asymmetrical earring pair was made with rare chatoyant Alaskan Fossilized Coral Branch, not to be confused with the most abundant other south seas similar product.
Of all the coral-gems this is the rarest. 150 million years ago some South Pacific islands drifted north and attached themselves to Alaska. ...

Made in a USA studio. This original handwrought signed sculpture is hand fabricated in the Modernist tradition with 50 grams of sterling silver. Some clients who collect this metalworker's pieces have placed these collars in open shadow boxes and exhibited them on their walls.
Modernism studio metalwork has never ended, as evidenced by this handwrought signed sculpture. Only one.
This is 1.7 Oz 50 Grams collar necklace sculpture. Lower section is One piece of silver without cutti...

Made in a USA studio. This signed sterling metalwork piece was hand shaped then a huge 300 carat faceted drilled Blue Chalcedony gemstone was securely wired in place to create this pendant. The hand hammered collar is a separate purchase - both by and signed: Handmade - Mimi Dee - Sterling. As in the Arts Crafts and Modernist tradition, every mm of metal is wrought by one set of hands in this maker's USA studio. The giant 45mm slate blue chalcedony gemstone from distant lands is approx 1 1/2...

Made in USA in the Modernist or Arts & Crafts tradition from beginning to end by one set of hands. Two pieces as a hand hammered collar and a 27 Carat Amethyst Pendant. As in the Arts Crafts and Modernist Tradition, every mm of metal was entirely hand wrought in a USA studio by and signed: HANDMADE MIMI DEE STERLING for a total of 2.4 Ounces or 68 grams.
The noticeable 16mm faceted drilled Amethyst bead is from other lands and firmly secured in place. Legal: All images design concept c...

When you want Made in the USA: Silver sculptural bypass crossover bracelet bangle cuff hand wrought entirely in the modernist tradition by and signed: Handmade Mimi Dee & Sterling, which was hand fabricated in an American studio from one piece of 14 gauge sterling, no cutting, no soldering! Weight 1.7 oz or 50 grams.
It was finished by adding green aventurine, moonstones, amethyst & coral gemstones from other lands. Legal: All images design concept content text solely owned by Mimi D...

Mexican Mid century moderne 10.7 ounce 304 grams! Hefty hammered footed dish stamped: Listed silversmith S. dela Serna, Sterling 925, Hecho en Mexico and a faint 24 assay mark for this listed silversmith.
Concave 10 X 6.25 X 1/2" tall which includes three 12mm ball 'feet'.
Very good preowned vintage condition with the usual faint lines and hammer marks normal for this handmade "pitch" method.

$15 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free with your USA Ck or USPS MO.
Please collect wit...

Doubled up this would make a fine doll necklace. All metal is sterling silver. In a USA studio this choker necklace was made with 175 carats of 7 faceted 15mm rich juicy dark plum faceted amethyst beads from far away lands with hand hammered silver by and signed: Handmade, Mimi Dee and Sterling.

Wt: 58 grams: 38 grams of gems and 20 grams of precious metal
Length: 16", yet will add a couple of jump rings if needed free of charge.
Each beautiful semiprecious bead threaded with 14 gaug...

Circa 1940. From a local estate a demi parure set, 88 grams or 3.1 Oz of hefty hand applied rich ornamentation sterling silver bracelet stamped: PERUZZI and ring marked: HAND MADE STERLING. 3.1 ounces of tested 925 silver. Bold yet for the more petite person. Must be seen to appreciate (image #2). Super vintage condition with decades of rich darkening. This is a bold piece for a smallish wrist, leading one to believe it to be a custom set? Having collected much by this maker, this set is...