A rugged nodular vintage 1970s handmade sterling silver and malachite brutalist modernist cocktail ring. Entirely handmade hand fabricated with heavy gauge sterling silver wire and sheet that has been torch cut and textured, not cast! Interestingly, a malachite cabochon has been prong-set not bezel-set. And what prongs! Each is unique, and they resemble natural stalactites or stalagmites in a cavern! An incredible one of a kind piece of wearable modernist brutalist art jewelry! Measures 1-1/4" by 1" at top, rises 3/4" above the finger, size 6 US, and weighs a hefty 29 grams total or nearly one troy ounce. Could be sized up or down a few sizes by a professional silversmith if desired. Unmarked. Tested and guaranteed to be exactly as described. No doubt originally sold in an art gallery or fair with accompanying paperwork that has been lost over the years. In any case, it’s an extraordinary modernist cocktail ring! One corner of the stone has a natural vein of a matrix material that to the untrained eye might look like a crack, but it's completely natural and an interesting feature of this natural untreated stone. Excellent vintage condition.

A rugged nodular sterling silver & malachite brutalist modernist ring c. 1970s - measures 1.25” by 1” at top, size 6 US!

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