Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. Bangle Bracelet
Regular price
$35,000
Created in the early 1980s, this Tiffany & Co. 18K gold bombé bangle bracelet by Angela Cummings is inlaid with mother-of-pearl and black jade. The hinged bangle is inlaid with rectangular mother-of-pearl and black jade plaques shaped to lie flush with the domed surface, and outlined in 18K gold. This beautifully engineered bangle plays rounded volumes against checkerboard lines, resolving these contrasting forms of geometry into one sleek and intriguing composition.
Item #: BA-21518
Artist: Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co
Country: United States
Circa: Early 1980s
Materials: Mother-of-pearl; Black jade; 18K Gold
Signed: TIFFANY & CO C 750 HONG KONG
Item #: BA-21518
Artist: Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co
Country: United States
Circa: Early 1980s
Materials: Mother-of-pearl; Black jade; 18K Gold
Signed: TIFFANY & CO C 750 HONG KONG
Hired in 1967, Angela Cummings worked for Tiffany & Co. for seven years as assistant to Donald Claflin, whom she described as a mentor anyone would be grateful to have. By the time her work was headlined under her own name in 1973, she had fully developed a distinctive style. Much of her work was inspired by nature, referencing many subtle and emotive motifs, while she was also a master of sleek geometry. Also mastering the language of abstraction, her modernist jewelry inlaid with hardstones and organic materials unites curved volumes with right angles in sleek, highly wearable designs.
Hired in 1967, Angela Cummings worked for Tiffany & Co. for seven years as assistant to Donald Claflin, whom she described as a mentor anyone would be grateful to have. By the time her work was headlined under her own name in 1973, she had fully developed a distinctive style. Much of her work was inspired by nature, referencing many subtle and emotive motifs, while she was also a master of sleek geometry. Also mastering the language of abstraction, her modernist jewelry inlaid with hardstones and organic materials unites curved volumes with right angles in sleek, highly wearable designs.
