Rare USA Designer Ronald Hayes Pearson 14K Gold Abstract Modernist Earrings 1980s

Measurements: 1.9"L x .8"W x 1"Thick (4.83cm x 2.03cm x 2.54cm)

Markings: Pearson 14k

Weight: 4.8g

Superb pair of Pearson abstract modernist 14k yellow gold pierced earrings.  They are in excellent condition, having just been professionally polished, with no damage of any kind. Not only a fabulous set of collector's earrings but a gorgeous staple piece for today's fashion forward wardrobe. This design #1-123, was originally sold in the 1980s and retailed for $650.

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.