Detailed shaped sterling silver earrings with the image of a Helmsman at a ship’s wheel. 1950-60s. Ella L Cone modernist silver jewelry
Ella L Cone modernist silver jewelry
Renowned modernist silversmith, jewelry designer and artist Ella L. Cone (1898-1974) was a representative of The Wearable Art Movement. She began making jewelry in the 1930s in New York. In the 1940s, she moved to Massachusetts and launched her own business which she ran until her retirement in the 1960s. The Silversmith’s Shop which she owned during the 1940s – 60s had two locations – 342 Bolyston Street, Boston 16, and 584 Main Street, Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Although her artisan jewelry items were featured in the books on modernist and mid-century jewelry, yet little is known about her biography. Handcrafting necklaces, earrings, cufflinks, pendants, brooches and bracelets, the designer used sterling silver and gold. Today, jewelry marked “Ella L. Cone” and “Sterling” have a high collector’s value.
Comedy and tragedy theatrical masks sterling silver earringsMaker’s markAbstract open work sterling silver pinAbstract open work sterling silver ringBoomerang modernist mid-century sterling silver brooch pinDogwood flower sterling silver earringsGeometric design sterling silver pinHeart and abstract link sterling silver braceletsHibiscus flower sterling silver necklace and earringsHibiscus flower sterling silver pinIvy leaf sterling silver braceletMid-century sterling silver pinOrnate sterling silver dangle drop pierced earringsPrimitive Jitterbug Dancers sterling silver earringsSailboat ster;ing silver cufflinksSterling silver tall bypass braceletSword and Shield sterling silver screw back earringsTragedy and comedy masks sterling silver cuff braceletVintage sterling silver necklaceMaker’s mark
