Bid Smart: Angela Cummings, pioneering jewelry designer

A circa-1980 Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. 18K gold inlaid cuff bracelet earned $22,000 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2023. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.

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A circa-1980 Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. 18K gold inlaid cuff bracelet earned $22,000 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2023. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.
A circa-1980 Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. 18K gold inlaid cuff bracelet earned $22,000 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2023. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Angela Cummings is an important jewelry designer who played a role in the feminist revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Women were then asserting themselves in the workplace and politics, fighting for equal rights and pay. They were buying their own jewelry, too, so it made sense they would look for standout pieces created by women designers such as Cummings.

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Braque litho, Brazilian armchairs lead Auctions at Showplace sale

 Georges Braque, ‘La Rapace’, circa 1963

Georges Braque, ‘La Rapace,’ circa 1963

NEW YORK – On April 25, Auctions at Showplace will offer 280 lots from New York City metropolitan area estates, including a selection of fine designer jewelry from a 79th Street Upper East Side address, photography from New York Live Arts, 20th-century paintings and works on paper, furniture, decorative arts, and more. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Auctions at Showplace to offer fine art and jewelry, April 11

A still life by Sigmund Menkes, depicting a raised dish with fruits and a vase with flowers
a still life by Zygmunt Menkes, aka Sigmund Menkes, depicting a raised dish with fruits and a vase with flowers
Still life by Sigmund Menkes depicting a raised dish with fruits and a vase with flowers

NEW YORK – On April 11, Auctions at Showplace will kick off its spring 2021 auction season with a sale featuring fine jewelry from a 79th Street estate including Angela Cummings, Cartier, Marina B., Asprey, Tiffany & Co., and others. Also of note is a collection of photography from the collection of New York Live Arts, including several images of artistic director Bill T. Jones. A Meissen porcelain chinoiserie nodder figure leads a selection of decorative arts from a 57th street estate, and the fine art section spotlights a Sigmund Menkes painting and an unusual Jenny Holzer LED sculpture. Bid absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.

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