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James Frederick Woell
'Arctic Setdown' Brooch1990

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Oxidized silver or pewter brooch with irregular outline, featuring two clear rock crystals set into a concave metal body, with a small sculpted wading bird figure spanning across them
Reverse of a silver brooch with a notched rectangular frame, showing a raw clear quartz crystal point secured in an open setting, with a horizontal pin clasp and stamped maker's mark reading "© J. Fred Woell 1990" and "925."
Close-up detail of a dark metal surface with an engraved signature and date reading '© J. FREDWELL 1990' and the number '925' below, with polished metalwork visible at upper left.
Artist or Maker
James Frederick Woell
American, 1934 - 2015
Title
'Arctic Setdown' Brooch
Date Made
1990
Medium
Silver, quartz
Dimensions
1 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 7/8 in. (3.81 × 6.03 × 2.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2016.21.79
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
Copyright
© J. Fred Woell Estate