06-16-200906-16-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2462Boston
June 16, 2009 10:00 AMCalender
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Artist Designed Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace, Irvin and Bonnie Burkee

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$385$325
Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2462Location: BostonDate / Time: June 16, 2009 10:00AM

Description:

Artist Designed Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace, Irvin and Bonnie Burkee,the abstract designed pendant suspended from a trace link chain, lg. 18 in., signed.

Note: The Burkees were sculptors and studio jewelers educated at the Art Institute of Chicago. While maintaining a producing jewelry studio, the Burkees were also active in architectural sculpture installations, some in mixed metals. Irvin Burkee was elected to the National Sculpture Society in 1992, and his work included commissions for institutions and private residences in Aspen, Colorado, where they lived. Their work has been displayed in various national exhibitions and collections, and is known for its fluid form and Constructivist elements. For more information about the Burkees see Modernist Jewelry 1930-1960, The Wearable Art Movement, by Marbeth Schon.
Estimate $200-300

Keywords

Irvin Burkee, Bonnie Burkee, Designed Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Aspen, Colorado, National Sculpture Society, Wearable Art Movement