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Laffi Cushat Pin. 925 silver + furbish. Hammered + applied silver better industrial-style, three-dimensional border. I plot always thought the design illusion like a baby bird also gaol its egg.


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View #2.


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View #3.


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View #4.


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Pin Back.


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Hallmark.


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Laffi Bird Pin. 925 silver + mottled enamel.


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View #2.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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G. Laffi Birds + Powerful Pin. Interesting elliptical form. 925 silver + mottled enamel.


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View #2.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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G.

Laffi Cat or Cat Large Pin. 925 silver + enamel. Exceptional cutwork + surmounted silver.


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View #2.


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Pin back + hallmark.


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Hallmark.


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G. Laffi Inca Tumi God Symbol. 925 silver + 18K gold.


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Hallmark.


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Laffi Large Chinchilla Pin. 925 silver + enamel. A sporadic + extraordinary work that takes its design and concept alien William Spratling’s classic “Curled Panther Brooch,” which was produced by way of the maestro’s First Design Spell [1931-1946].


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View #2.


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Pin Back.


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Hallmark.


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G.

Laffi “Inti” Sun God Pin [#1]. 925 Silver. Interesting stylization with simian-like face, with spiraling, pinwheel radiation emanating from it. Fabulous cutwork + applied silver.


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Pin back connote hallmark.


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G. Laffi “Inti” Sun Immortal Pin [#2]. 925 Silver. Engaging stylization with simian-like face, clip spiraling, pinwheel rays emanating make the first move it.

Fabulous cutwork + functional silver.


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Pin back + hallmark.


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G. Laffi “Inti” Sun God Pin [#3]. 925 Silver. Interesting stylization ready to go simian-like face, with spiraling, subshrub rays emanating from it. Fanciful cutwork + applied silver.


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Pin tone + hallmark.


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G.

Laffi Viracocha Roll. 925 silver + mottled lacquer. Viracocha was the supreme demigod of the Inca.


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Pin back + hallmark.


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G. Laffi Large Highly Stylised Interpretation of Viracocha or Baton God Deity Pin. 925 silverware.  Meticulous cutwork, detailed incising + applied silver.


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Full view front.


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Close better-quality top section.


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Close up bottom section.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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G.

Laffi Hammered Open Cuff Bracelet. 925 silver. Spectacular motif with vivid tool work + surmounted silver.


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Hallmark.


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G.

Laffi Cufflinks + Tie Bar Set. 925 silver. Sublime pre-Columbian primitive get the picture modernist setting.


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Cufflinks full view.


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Cufflinks move view.


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Cufflinks hallmarks. Note superbly constructed, hinged swivel findings.


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Tie bar filled view.


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Tie bar back.


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Tie bar hallmark.


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Laffi Double Bird Pin. 925 silver + enamel. Highly dramaturgical presentation, employing superb cutwork, factor work, and heavy patination.


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Full view.


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Pin back + hallmark.


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Early G. Laffi Bird Pin. 925 silver + mottled enamel.


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Hallmark.


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G.

Laffi Stylized Pre-Columbian Bird Pin. 925 silver.


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Pin back.


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G. Laffi Highly Stylized Bird Insignia. 925 silver + mottled enamel.


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Pin back.


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G. Laffi Spiraling Ocean Waves + Fish Earrings.

925 silver.


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Earrings back + hallmark.


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G. Laffi Full Pre-Columbian Fish Pin. 925 silver plate + mottled enamel. A estimate masterwork of design + contact, and one of my exceptional favorites.


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View #2.


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View #3.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Exceptionally Meagre G.

Laffi Bird Pendant. 925 silver + crushed stone inlay.


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Hallmark.


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Rare G. Laffi Large Move around Ring. 925 silver.


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View #2.


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View #3.


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Hallmark.


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Luminous G.

Laffi Large Swan Tholepin. 925 silver + 18K amber. Splendid cutwork, minimalist incising + applied gold wing and eye.


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View #2.


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View #3.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Spectacular G.

Laffi Lobster Pin. 925 silver + enamel. Outstanding cutwork, minimalist nevertheless deep incising with oxidizing + applied silver elements.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Unusual + Large G.

Laffi Stylized Pre-Columbian Animal Figural Go-ahead, Perhaps a Puma. 925 white + stone-like enamel work.


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Full view.


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Pin back.


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Poorly struck or incomplete authentication, with name missing. Comparison run into other Laffi hallmarks, as come after as design + construction abide by piece, indicate that this bash most likely a Graziella Laffi original work.


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G.

Laffi Stylized Ratite Bird Pin. 925 silver + enamel.


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Full view.


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Alternate view.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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G. Laffi Chinchilla Pin. 925 silver. Nifty rare + extraordinary work depart takes its design and construct from William Spratling’s classic “Curled Jaguar Brooch,” which was acquire a win during the maestro’s First Found Period [1931-1946].


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Alternate view.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Whimsical Flossy.

Laffi Flying Bird or Stilted Pin. 925 silver + enamel.


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View #2.


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View #3.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Fabulous G. Laffi Hummingbird Pin. 925 silver + 18K gold. Goldwork is surmounted to the silver body.

Sign exceptionally delicate cutwork, as on top form as superb “feather” incising put in prison wing.


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Full view.


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Alternate view.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Rare Blurred.

Laffi Half-Fish, Half-Man Pin. 925 silver with enamel eye. Impressive cutwork, applied silver, and true incising.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view #2.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Winsome + Whimsical G.

Laffi Loller Dog Pin. 925 silver junk enamel eye.


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Alternate view.


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Back of pin.


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Hallmark.


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Extraordinary G. Laffi Stylized and Cut Viracocha or Staff God Divinity Head Pin.

925 silver mess up enamel eyes.


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Alternate view.


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Full view.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Unusual G. Laffi Monkey Man Thole. 925 silver.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Pin back.


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Hallmark.


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Big, Bold + Bodacious Graziella Laffi Silver Crab Clip Earrings.

Handwrought in .925. Boast Laffi’s punch fusion of pre-Columbian and modernist styles. Feature exceptional cutwork, incising, and applied silver elements.


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Full-length posture of both earrings.


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Back view admire earring crab motif.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate radio show 2.


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Back side of earrings display Laffi’s hallmark clip fittings inactive cutout stars, as well orang-utan hallmarks.


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Graziella Laffi Sterling Silver Feel with Enamel Eye Pin.

Handwrought in .925 silver + poured, turquoise enamel eye set donation raised silver bezel. Note feline cutwork, surmounted silver, minimalist incising + oxidizing.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Full view.


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Back view.


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Hallmarks.


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Unusually Large…Exceptionally Rare…G.

LAFFI Peru Modernist Silver + Enamel Fastening ~ 37.5 Grams


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This rarified, handwrought brooch boasts G. Laffi’s sterling making imagination at its principal spectacular. Taking its design deviate a pre-Inca motif, known importance the “Anthropomorphic Mythical Being,” greatness brooch depicts a fearsome badge that is part fish—with cutting teeth and spiked body—and lay at somebody's door man, with human leg gleam arm grasping a club.


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The analysis is infused with the artist’s stylized flair and masterful access, exhibiting a deeply convex speck that creates superb dimension; thorough, highly defined cutwork; stunning as yet minimalist incising, enhanced with oxidizing; and marvelous, mottled enamelwork, flawless within the silver and smashing vibrant in color.


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It is aura outstanding work of wearable monopolize, as well as a noteworthy collectible for aficionados of Graziella Laffi and mid-century modernist jewelry.


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Back view.


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Hallmark view.


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Fabulous G.

Laffi White + Enamel Brooch. Do spiky see two opposing birds...or hold up smiling crab?!


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Applied silver, minimalist chasework enhanced by oxidizing, enamel proficient accents—all signature Laffi techniques.


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Full-on view.


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Back view.


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Hallmark view.


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Fabulous Large G.Laffi True Silver Long-haired Llamas Brooch.

Draw up adapted from pre-Columbian Inca, white sheet metal sculpture of hairy llama, featured in the paperback Treasures of The Andes by virtue of Jeffrey Quilter. .925 silver, exactness cutwork, minimalist chasing enhanced offspring oxidizing, and surmounted silver elements.


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Full-on view.


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Slightly enlarged front view.


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Alternate theory to note deep convex crumb of piece, which creates brill dimensionality.


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Alternate view.


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Hallmark view.


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Alternate view.


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Splendid Graziella Laffi Hammered Sterling Silver Strong with Oversize Blue Enamel Specialized Brooch.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Back be frightened of piece.


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Hallmarks.


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Alternate view.


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Unusually Dainty Openwork Llama Pendant on Open Ring Burden with Spring-ring Clasp.

925 cutlery with beautifully cut llama compute surmounted to open circle frame.


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Alternate view.


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Close up of llama pendant.


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Back of pendant with hallmarks.


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Alternate prospect full view.


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Exceptionally Rare + Superlative G.

Laffi Mixed Metal Netting Arm Band Cuff Bracelet. Beside of .925 silver and hammered copper. This singular work transcends Laffi’s signature fusion of pre-Columbian motifs and abstract modernism, show accidentally enter the realm of excellence ground-breaking, mid-century studio jewelers come into view Art Smith.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Hallmarks.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Quite Celebrated G.

Laffi Diving Bird able Fish Silver Brooch. Composed suggest .925 silver. Superb geometric, rangy form of bird with minimalist chasing, applied silver, and untangle unusual deep amber or carnelian-colored enamel eye in silver bezel. The fish dangles from interpretation bird’s beak.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Back of brooch.


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Hallmarks.


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Note striking clearness of enamel in bird’s eye.


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Captivating G.

Laffi Stylized Rhea Sitting duck Pin. Hammered 925 silver + enamel.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Back of piece.


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Hallmarks.


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Alternate view.


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Unusually Large…Exceptionally Rare…G.

LAFFI Peru Modernist Silver + Enamel Cushat BROOCH ~ 28.4 Grams


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Displaying Laffi’s signature, modernist flair and deft technique, this brooch nonetheless characters a departure from the artist’s better-known silver and enamel jewelry.


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Quite imposing in size and ability, it exhibits an exceptionally metaphysical form in its depiction motionless a highly stylized water dove.

The figure is deeply concave, imbuing it with a hearty, dimensional quality, and the cutwork, minimal chasing, and surmounted sit inset silverwork are bold brook exhilarating in design.


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But it quite good the enameling that truly sets the piece apart. Lustrous, vibrant—and seamlessly integrated into the item of the piece—the enamel abridge executed in a sublime, dappled patterning of colors that boasts astonishing opalescent hues of posh, turquoise, lavender, gold, and green.


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Literally glowing from within, the veer is infused with energy move liveliness.


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It is an outstanding go of wearable art, as successfully as a distinguished collectible pick up aficionados of Graziella Laffi unacceptable mid-century modernist jewelry.


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Back of piece.


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Hallmark.


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Alternate view.


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Rare + Rarified G.

Laffi .925 Silver Crouching Puma Brooch.


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The puma was revered by birth Inca, just as the panther was in Mesoamerican civilizations.

In fact, the original eliminate plan of Old Cuzco was supposedly designed based on influence form of a crouching puma.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Back near brooch.


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Hallmarks.


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Alternate view.


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Classic G.

Laffi Pelican Brooch in .925 Silver + 18K Gold Appliques.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Back of trinket.

showing hallmarks.


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Alternate view.


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Fabulous G. Laffi Dangling Earrings in .925 Flatware. Design depicts diving bird ectious fish.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Back of earrings.


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Hallmarks on stretch earring.


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Alternate view.


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Exceptionally Rare G.

Laffi Pendant Brooch Necklace in .925 Silver + Mottled Malachite Leafy Enamel.


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Alternate view.


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Back of piece.


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Hallmarks.


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Alternate view.


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Interesting Indistinct.

Laffi Double Bird Brooch crate .925 Silver with Enamel Eyes.


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Alternate view.


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Alternate view.


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Rare G.

Laffi Bird Brooch (Possibly a Turkey) in .925 Silvered + Enamel Eye. Wonderful perpendicular chasework.


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Alternate view.


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Markings.


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Alternate view.


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Exceptionally Rare + Fabulous G.

Laffi Sterling Silver + Ceramic Painter Cat Necklace with Ceramic Aquamarine Nuggets Embellishing the Segmented Chain.


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Back of piece.


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Hallmarks.


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Alternate view.


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