$2,640
18kt Gold Key Bangle, Noma Copley, cast from a key belonging to Noma Copley, 16. 1 dwt, interior cir. 7 3/4 in., unsigned. Note: From the collection of Jean Stark, Co-Founder of the Kulicke-Stark Academy of Jewelry Art in New York City. She has significantly impacted jewelers across the country through teaching Ancient Jewelry Techniques at workshops hosted by: the Revere Academy in San Francisco; Florida Society of Goldsmiths; Georgia Goldsmiths Group and many others. Noma Copley (1916-2006) had no formal training in metalsmithing and did not begin making jewelry until she was fifty years old. Of her work, Copley stated, "Surrealist inspired and influenced I, for a long time, tried to transform the everyday, the common objects, that are taken for granted into poetry to wear."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-10
