Mildred Ball modernist mid-century jewelry
Swirl design sterling silver brooch pin. Mildred Ball modernist mid-century jewelry
Mildred Ball modernist mid-century jewelry
Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Mildred Lee Ball (1902 – 1997) was educated at Columbia University. After she married William M. Ball (1928) she taught home economics and needlework at school and college for several years.
In the 1940s, she began creating her unique silver jewelry using enamel, wood and natural stones.
Successfully participating in national art exhibitions (1955, 1956, 1959), she became one of the founders of the Winston-Salem Arts and Crafts Association and the Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc. (1963).
The work of talented jewelry designer, exhibitor and silversmith Mildred Lee Ball has been featured in various books on mid-century modernist jewelry in the 1960s.
Today, modernist pieces signed Ball are rare and highly collectible.
Fish design mid-century sterling and ebony pin
Maker’s mark
Petrified wood sterling silver pendant
Rhodochrosite sterling silver pendant
Royal blue and white enamel sterling silver cufflinks
Sterling silver enameled bracelet
Teal blue enamel copper triangle links bracelet
Maker’s mark
