Lot 52: Harry Bertoia
Lot 52: Harry Bertoia
Brooch (untitled)
Executed 1943-50
Hand-hammered silver
Studio
3.5" x 2.5"
LAMA would like to thank Celia Bertoia for her assistance in cataloging this work
Provenance: Private Collection, Santa Cruz, California
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Price Realized: $20,000
Inventory Id: 5487
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After leaving Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1943, Bertoia moved to Los Angeles to work for Charles & Ray Eames and Evans Products in the experimentation with plywood. This brooch is characteristic of jewelry made during Bertoia’s brief residence in California.
