A sculptural vintage 1950s 60s one of a kind handmade sterling silver and red enamel abstract modernist cocktail ring by Dallas Texas metalsmith/enamelist John Szymak. A very large and one of a kind statement ring! John Szymak attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, and the School for American Craftsmen in Rochester, New York. He maintained a workshop in Dallas, Texas throughout most of his career. He worked in gold, silver, and pewter, with or without gems or enamels. He had a sterling and enamel ring in the seminal exhibition, "Designer - Craftsmen USA 1960" and the ring was pictured in the issue of Crafts Horizons (July/Aug 1960) that covered that exhibition. Measures 1-3/8" long by 3/4" wide at top, size 5.5 to 6, and weighs 7.8 grams total. Marked as shown, "Szymak Sterling". Excellent vintage condition.

A sculptural sterling and enamel abstract modernist ring by Dallas artist-jeweler John Szymak c. 1950s.

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An impressive vintage 1950s 60s one of a kind handmade sterling silver modernist Pear design brooch by metalsmith/enamelist John Szymak (1923-2007) of Dallas, Texas. One of the earliest pieces that I've seen by Szymak! Entirely handmade hand fabricated from sterling sheet and wire to form this exceptional piece of wearable figurative modernist art jewelry! John Szymak attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, and the School for American Craftsmen in Rochester, New York. He maintained a workshop in Dallas, Texas throughout most of his career. He worked in gold, silver, and pewter, with or without gems or enamels. His work was featured in the seminal exhibition, "Designer - Craftsmen USA 1960" and has also appeared in Craft Horizons magazine (now American Craft magazine) many times over the years! Measures 4-1/8" tall by 2.75" widest, and weighs 19 grams total. Marked as shown, "Szymak Sterling". Like all of Szymak's work, this is a one of a kind creation that you won't see for sale anywhere else! Excellent vintage condition.

Two views of this absolutely huge modernist 'pear' brooch in sterling silver by John Szymak circa 1940s - a very early work by this hard to find modernist metalsmith!

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A super rare and quite large pair of vintage 1950s handmade sterling silver and enamel abstract modernist cufflinks by John Szymak of Dallas Texas. I've only seen a handful of cufflinks by Szymak over the years and this is the only example of this one of a kind pair that I've come across in my 45+ year career! A large and striking design that is truly wearable art for the cuff! Here's a short blurb about John Szymak taken from Marbeth Schon's " The Wearable Art Movement Part II" article on the Modern Silver magazine website... --------------- 
John Szymak attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, and the School for American Craftsmen in Rochester, New York. He maintained a workshop in Dallas, Texas. He worked in gold, silver, and pewter, with or without gems or enamels. 
---------------- In addition, his work appeared in the seminal exhibition, "Designer - Craftsmen USA 1960", and was pictured in the Craft Horizons issue (July/August 1960) that covered the exhibition. His work is quite rare overall, especially his mid century modernist pieces, and his cufflinks are harder to find than hen's teeth! Each cufflnk measures 1-3/8" long by 1/2" wide, and the pair weigh 14.5 grams total. Marked at backs "Szymak" also "Sterling" on swivelbacks. Excellent vintage condition.

Fantastic large pair sterling and enamel cufflinks by John Szymak Dallas Texas circa 1950s.

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