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Patrick Kapty
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Author, historian, curator, reseller - I sell wearable and other art, and I am fascinated by cultures and artifacts from around the world!
My shop is: California Dreaming Art Jewelry Etc:
https://www.rubylane.com/shop/california-dreamin-art-jewelry-etc
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A huge vintage 1960s 70s one of a kind cast bronze & hammered iron African Mask tribal modernist pendant necklace - measures 4.75" tall!

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#african #tribal #africanmask #africanjewelry #tribaljewelry #handmade #necklace #oneofakind #bronze #iron #art
A huge vintage 1960s 70s one of a kind handmade sand-cast mixed metals bronze with iron dangles African Mask modernist pendant on fabric cord necklace with two yellow beads. Striking mid century tribal design that makes an incredible statement when worn!! Pendant measures 4-3/4" long by 2-1/8" widest on 26" necklace, and weighs a super hefty 93.1 grams total. Unmarked, and no doubt a one of a kind entirely handmade creation by a talented jewelry artist! Excellent vintage condition.
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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A huge vintage 1960s 70s handmade mixed metals Mexican modernist brutalist Fish Bones design pin/pendant - measures 3.5" across!

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#mexicanmodernism #handmade #mixedmetals #hechoenmexico #fishbones #pin #pendant #modernistjewelry #brutalistjewelry #art
A huge vintage 1960s 70s handmade mixed metals (copper brass and silver) Mexican modernist Fish Bones design pin/pendant. Big and beautiful striking design that makes a statement! Measures 3-1/2" by 1-5/8", and weighs half an ounce or about 15 grams total. Unmarked, and no doubt an artisan possibly one of a kind piece. I'm guessing from Mexico, and probably originally had a hang-tag or paper label which would have been removed by the original owner. In any case, an outstanding piece, and a great addition to your collection. In excellent vintage condition.
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Malachite and Azurite druzy crystals growing together.

#malachite #azurite #druzy #crystals #mineral #gemstones #gemology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #green #blue #mineralspecimen
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Marilyn Mao
gelatin silver print
1952
Philippe Halsman
(1906-1979)

Marilyn Monroe superimposed over Mao Tse Tung by American surrealist - portrait photographer, Philippe Halsman (born Latvia).

#philippehalsman #marilynmao #dated1952 #dalismustache #surrealism #surrealistphotography #Marilyn #mao
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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A pair of Pop Art Political Free Love handmade painted resin pins by Bill Schiffer of NYC from 1971!

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#popart #political #freelove #billschiffer #nyc #handmade #paintedresin #brooch #jewelry #jewelrydesign #oneofakind #vintage1970s #popartjewelry #art
A huge and rare vintage 1970s handmade painted resin Pop Art Hippie Psychedelic brooch pin by artist/jewelery designer/sculptor Bill Schiffer. This is early one of a kind work by this famous New York City-born artist who was an early proponent of the wearable art movement, and whose art and jewelry has been shown internationally at the V&A in London, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and has appeared in publications including Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, etc. His earliest pieces are cut from sheets of resin and hand-painted, and are often provocative and topical designs that reflect their times including references to Pop Art and Peter Max, Hippie culture, Eastern mysticism, and psychedelic art, among others. This design is of a nude reclining woman, and it's a huge statement piece that is guaranteed to provoke conversations any time you wear it! Measures 3-1/2" wide by 2-1/8" tall. Marked "Schiffer" at front, also "Schiffer 3/25/72" and copyright symbol at back as shown. Excellent vintage condition. A racy vintage 1970s handmade painted resin Naked Lady Pop Art Erotica brooch pin by artist/jewelery designer/sculptor Bill Schiffer. This is early one of a k ind work by this famous New York City-born artist who was an early proponent of the wearable art movement, and whose art and jewelry has been shown internationally at the V&A in London, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and has appeared in publications including Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, etc. His earliest pieces are cut from sheets of resin and hand-painted, and are often provocative and topical designs that reflect their times including references to Pop Art and Peter Max, Hippie culture, Eastern mysticism, and psychedelic art. This design is of a nude woman with legs spread with a star covering her genital area, and may speak to the controversy at the time regarding pornography and censorship and the women's movement, or could simply be a sexy design heralding the sexual revolution of the era. In any case, it's a huge statement piece that is guaranteed to provoke conversations any time you wear it! Measures 3-5/8" wide by 2-1/8" tall. Marked "Schiffer" at front, also "Schiffer 3/25/72" and copyright symbol at back as shown. Excellent vintage condition.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Mexican modernist sterling silver necklace and earrings by Reveriano Castillo circa 1950s.

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#mexicansilver #mexicanmodernism #modernistjewelry #reverianocastillo #taxco #taxcosilver #mexicandesign #hechoenmexico #handmade #sterlingsilver #modernsilver
An unusual and very rare vintage 1950s signed handmade sterling silver Mexican modernist necklace with matching earrings designed by Reveriano Castillo for his workshop Reveri. Entirely handmade statement necklace constructed of solid sterling silver by this talented Taxco silversmith and designer! Castillo was an apprentice in the Spratling workshop until 1939 at which time he left to work for Hector Aguilar at the Taller Borda. In 1952 he and his wife Maria opened their workshop Reveri, and they were in business until the early 1990s. This is an early and outstanding example of the best of their mid-century modernist design! The necklace measures 16” wearable with a drop at front of 2-1/4”. The earrings measure 1-1/2” by 3/4”. The set weighs 36.4 grams total. The pieces are marked as shown, “Reveri Sterling Taxco Made in Mexico” along with the Eagle 40 and design number 188. Excellent vintage condition.
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Louise Brooks - Eugene Robert Richee (1896-1972), photographe américain.
#photographie
#cinéma
#LouiseBrooks
#EugeneRobertRichee
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Art should also disturb the comfortable...

📸 : Sebastião Salgado (Brazil, 1944-2025)
Blind Tuareg woman, 1985
Mali, West Africa

"With dead eyes worn out by sand, storms and chronic infections, this woman from the region of Gondan has arrived at the end of her voyage."
~ Sebastião Salgado
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Conrad Veidt as the Maharajah of Bengal in Das Indische Grabmal / Mysteries of India (Joe May, 1921)

produced by May Film, Berlin. Postcard.
Weimar Era
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Auguste Herbin (France, 1882-1960) :
COMPOSITION CUBISTE, 1918

Oil on canvas
81.2 x 65 cm | 32 x 25-5/8 in

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Grasshopper carving
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE

#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
What sort of object might this be? The material and compact, pan-friendly form point toward a trade weight rather than a toy or ornament. From the late third to early second millennium BC, Mesopotamian merchants and administrators favored hematite for weights because it is dense, tough, and hard to tamper with. Many weights were simple cylinders, but animal shapes also circulated in the Bronze Age marketplace. Surviving sets show the spectrum from plain barrel forms to ducks and frogs, all meant to sit steadily on a balance pan.
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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A sculptural sterling silver and moss agate modernist bracelet by Henning Ulrichsen of Denmark circa 1970.

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#henningulrichsen #denmark #handmade #sterlingsilver #mossagate #bracelet #modernistjewelry #wearableart #art #danishmodern #danishsilver #1970s
A sculptural vintage 1970s handmade sterling silver and colorful moss agate modernist bracelet by Henning Ulrichsen of Fredericia, Denmark. Ulrichsen was a successful designer of modernist style jewelry in Denmark in the 1960s and 70s, and his business has since been run by his children and grand children. This is a sleek and powerful modernist bracelet by Ulrichsen that is also rare and unusual. It's the only example of his jewelry that I've seen (and I've seen hundreds of pieces by him) with moss agate, an unusual mysterious and colorful variety of quartz. The outer surfaces of the bracelet are highly polished, while the underside of the stone setting and the inside of the bracelet band are both textured as shown. This is a larger sized bracelet, and it will accommodate up to a 7.5" wrist. Measures 1-3/8" wide at top, rises 1/2" above the wrist, and weighs a hefty two ounces or approx 58 grams total. The stone setting at top has a hidden latch that opens and hinges outwards to allow an easy on and off the wrist. Fully marked inside the band as shown, "HU" maker mark for Henning Ulrichsen, also "925S Sterling Handmade Denmark". Excellent vintage condition.
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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🎨Alberto Monier. Pescador en el Sena en Ile Saint-Louis, París década de 1950 #paris #AlbertoMonier #painting #photography #museoparticular #art
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Grace Jones, 1987 - Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), photographe américain connu pour ses portraits en noir et blanc très stylisés, ses photos de fleurs et ses nus masculins.
#photographie
#musique
#chant
#Dance-pop
#NewWave
#Disco
#GraceJones
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November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), photographe américain connu pour ses portraits en noir et blanc très stylisés, ses photos de fleurs et ses nus masculins.
#photographie
#RobertMapplethorpe
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Surrealist cover art for Harper's Bazaar magazine March 15, 1938 - the London/Paris issue.

#coverart #magazineart #harpersbazaar #magazine #surrealism #surrealistart #art #dated1938
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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A Henning Ulrichsen Denmark sterling silver and lapis lazuli sculptural modernist ring - size 9 US!

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#henningulrichsen #denmark #danishmodern #danishsilver #modernistjewelry #sculptural #wearableart #handmade #modernistring #cocktailring #modernsilver
A big vintage 1970s handmade sterling silver and lapis lazuli modernist cocktail ring by master silversmith Henning Ulrichsen of Fredericia Denmark. An outstanding design, superbly crafted, and in great vintage condition! Measures 7/8" by 7/8" at top, rises 1/2" above the finger, size 9 to 9.25 US, and weighs 14.3 grams total. Marked inside band as shown with very worn but still legible maker mark "HU" for Henning Ulrichsen, and "925S Denmark". Excellent vintage condition.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Grossular garnet

#grossulargarnet #garnet #mineral #gemstone #geomology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #mineralspecimen #crystal #crystals
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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A sculptural 1970s sterling silver and tigereye pendant by Henning Ulrichsen of Denmark.

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A superb vintage 1960s 70s handmade sterling silver and tigereye quartz sculptural modernist pendant by Henning Ulrichsen of Denmark. What a striking yet so very simple design! Would look great on a neckring, a chain, or even a black cord! Pendant measures 1-1/2" long by 1" wide, and weighs 9 grams total. Marked at back as shown, "HU" maker mark for Henning Ulrichsen, also "925S Handmade Denmark". Excellent vintage condition.
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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(1978) "I’ll say it again in the land of the free
Use your freedom of choice
Freedom of choice

Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice!"
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Freedom of Choice
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November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The Meeting (Revolving Doors)
pochoir print with ink on paper
1916
Man Ray
(1890-1976

#art #modernart #manray #pochoirprint #circa1916 #france #frenchart #modernism #abstractart
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.

~ Seamus Heaney
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Échecs, 1955 - René Maltête (1930-2000), photographe français.
#photographie
#RenéMaltête
August 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Barbarian Sacrifice by Paul Klee, 1932
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137291
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Wassily Kandinsky (1926)
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM