Bill Schiffer Sterling Silver Brooches
Item Details
A pair of Bill Schiffer sterling silver brooches. One brooch features the communist symbol of the hammer and sickle in a stylized design and was made in 1993. The other brooch has a high polish check mark shape with a safety catch to the verso. Both pieces are hand signed by the artist.
Designer: Bill Schiffer
Metal Type: Sterling Silver
Brooch or Pin Closure Type: Safety Catch
Hammer and Sickle Hallmarks: B. Schiffer, © 1993, s/s
Check Mark Hallmarks: Schiffer, s/s
Total Weight: 0.775 ozt
Born in New York, Bill Schiffer rose to prominence as a painter and sculptor in the early 1980s. 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.
- All diamond and gemstone grading is done under GIA standards as the mounting permits, where gemstones are present; where mountings impede accurate measurements, (estimated) dimensions are provided. All weights and measurements are estimated and approximate. Industry standard and accepted treatments for gemstones are assumed unless otherwise noted. (DCCREN).
Condition
- minor markings throughout.
Dimensions
- total approximate weight, inclusive of all materials, is 0.755 ozt.
Item #
17NYC160-506