Superb Pearson Large Abstract Modernist Sterling Pearl Necklace 1960s Rare!

Measurements: 2"L x 1.75"W x .5" Thick (5.08cm x 4.45cm x 1.27cm)

Chain: 24"L (60.96cm)

Markings: Pearson Sterling

Weight: 31.3g

Fantastic abstract modernist sterling silver and pearl pendant with the original chain by the renowned US designer Ronald Hayes Pearson. Expertly crafted in a 3 dimensional fashion and oxidized in the recesses making the pearl appear to be floating in it's abstract modernist almost heart like frame. It has been professionally polished and looks amazing. Rare and significant collector's piece.

Mannequin is a life-size torso representation  

Ronald Hayes Pearson (1926-1996) Attended the University of Wisconsin from 1942 to 1943 and, after service in the U.S. Merchant Marine, continued his studies at the School for American Craftsmen at Alfred University from 1947 to 1948. Pearson was an extremely important figure in the 20th Century American Modernist Jewelry movement after World World II. Together with John Prip and others, Ronald Pearson opened the highly acclaimed Shop One in Rochester, New York. He together with Stanley Lechtzin, Robert Ebendorf, and Olaf Skoogfors, was a founding member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG). Works by Pearson are held in important museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, MoMA in New York, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and others, as well as in numerous important private collections.