Superb Ronald Hayes Pearson Sterling Silver Modernist V-Shaped Torc Collar Neck Ring Circa 1960s

Inner Circumference: 16"R + 2"Gap (40.64cm + 5.08cm)

Markings: Sterling P (Partial Pearson mark)

Weight: 34.4g

Superb modernist style sterling silver V-Shaped collar/neck ring the renowned Pearson. Features a tapered design wear it goes from .3"thick (.76cm) at center point and gets gradually thinner to the ends. Finish is a semi-matte and it has been professionally polished and looks almost new! It is slightly pliable and will comfortable fit a neck up to 19"R (48.26cm)

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.