1980s Bill Schiffer Plastic Pins With Swarovski Crystals
Item Details
A trio of vintage Bill Schiffer pins with Swarovski crystals. This selection of black plastic pins by Bill Schiffer features a knotted pin with a double band of white rhinestone accents, a teardrop shaped pin with multi colored rhinestones, and a serpentine like pin also accented with multi colored rhinestones. The latter two are signed and dated by the artist.
- All weights and measurements are estimated and approximate. Industry standard and accepted treatments for gemstones are assumed unless otherwise noted.
Born in New York, Bill Schiffer rose to prominence as a painter and sculptor in the early 1980’s. Though he still works in many two dimensional and three dimensional art mediums, Schiffer is most well known for his unique handcrafted jewelry, which he started designing after a foray experimenting with wearable art in the fashion scene. Bill Schiffer’s art and jewelry has been shown in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, as well as major museums in Italy, Japan, Germany and the United States. His work has been featured in publications including Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, Women’s Wear Daily, Seventeen and Cosmopolitan.
Condition
- minor markings throughout; rhinestones loose to largest piece.
Dimensions
- measurement of largest pin.
Item #
17NYC160-576
