Auction announcements
29th April 2014
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18 carat yellow gold, platinum (purity 900)
USA, 1960s
David Webb – founded in New York in 1948
Marked with the purity ‘18K’ and the maker ‘WEBB’
Antique cut diamonds with a total of approximately 3.00 carats
Height: 2.5 cm (each)
Weight: 27.9 grams
Very good condition

These stylish earclips were made by the renowned New York jeweler David Webb in the 1960s. The earclips are designed as diamond flames and mounted in platinum with elegant golden rope edging. Sweeping up the ear and equipped with wires to attach drops these earrings truly flatter the wearer in a sophisticated yet dashing manner. The diamonds have an overall weight of a staggering 3.00 carat.



The pair of earclips is in very good condition. They are each marked with the purity ‘18K’ and bare the maker ‘WEBB’. They are each 2.5 cm in height and the pair weighs 27.9 grams.



David Webb (1925-1975)

American jeweler David Webb was born in Asheville, North Carolina and came to New York as a young man to establish his business in 1948. He was self-taught, with an exceptional talent for color as evidenced by the large archive of original sketches he produced. Hammered gold, animal motifs, opaque enamels and bold color combinations--like coral and jade, or carved crystal with black onyx--were all trademarks of his bold designs, which are instantly recognizable. Upon his untimely death at the age of 50, the business was carried on by Nina Silberstein, originally his accountant and then business partner, and her family. In 2009 the firm was purchased by a group of estate jewelers/investors who continue his artistic legacy. David Webb jewelry has always been produced in its own workshops on their own premises in Manhattan, as it is today. Recently, the first retrospective exhibition of his work was held at The Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, accompanied by the publication of a book, "David Webb: The Quintessential American Jeweler", by Ruth Peltason.