Superb US Designer Betty Cooke Modernist Sterling Silver Necklace Circa 1950/60's

Measurements: Entire Necklace: 16.25"L x 1.25"W (41.28cm x 3.18cm) 

Inner Circumference: 18"R (45.72cm)

Pendant Solo: 6.25"L (15.88cm)

Markings: Cooke Sterling

Weight: 42.8g

Fantastic and quite rare modernist sterling silver and Ebony circles necklace by the iconic designer Betty Cooke. Dates to her earliest period, it features tubular links, a fixed sterling silver flat circle and multiple 3D Ebony Wood circles. It's not only stunning it is quite the statement piece. Another gorgeous and timeless work of art, bound to be the newest family heirloom.

Betty Cooke is a recognized as being one of the premier artists associated with the mid-century modernist American Studio Jewelry movement. Born in 1924, she trained as a sculptor at the Maryland Institute of Art , receiving her degree in 1946. Her designs have a clean cut, architectural quality, with an emphasis on simplicity.