My favorite fine today

[cheech]

Picked up these items at an estate sale and my best fine for today would be the pin/pendant 22k-14k and sterling silver very nice detail work. Called abstract View made by Alexa Peter. Just can't find any pricing on it. Thanks for looking

 

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[OWK]

Your piece was made by Alexa, and Peter Smarsh.

(upscale jewelers that work the craft show circuit).

Nice find.

 

[digging440yrs]

Nice hit

 

[cheech]

Any idea what their pieces sell for

 

[JimDon]

Great finds. I love signedpirces

 

[diggummup]

It's funny that there are plenty of their jewelry photos to be found online but none are shown as sold or as for sale. They must have retired or gone on to a different venture. They are in their 60's. Their website is no longer active. I doubt their contact info is either. This is the newest info. I could find on them. I don't know if the phone number is any good but you can try it- Smarsh, Alex & Peter :

It's a very nice piece and their stuff is all handmade. Here is a little something-

"I, ( Alexa ), am the enamelist and Peter, my husband, is the metalsmith / goldsmith.
...
Eventually my love of enamelling lead to the small cloisonne enamel pieces framed as jewelry that Peter and I create today.
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Once I've finished an enamel piece Peter fabricates a Karat gold or Sterling silver setting.We consider his settings to be the finishing "frames" for each of my enamel art works.All his work is fabricated by hand - no castings.Each piece is cut using hand saws then formed and forged with mallets and hammers, and finally, assembled using multiple torch solderings.

 

[cheech]

Yeah I read some thing I tried to look at their website but as you said it's not working I was wondering if I might be able to catch them at an art fair if they're still doing knows maybe I'll try to email to see if I get a response

 

[cheech]

Just an update spoke with alexa Smarsh on the phone and she said to email her a picture which I have done waiting on a reply she will give me a description of what it is and she will try to date it she says back then when they were made they were selling for A round $750 and higher i'll keep you posted thanks

 

[cheech]

Still no reply to the email wondering if I should send her a text with pictures or try another email I don't want to be pasty what do y'all think

 

[cheech]

Update here's a email I got
About $350.00 maybe more..completely hand fabricated.. Alexa enamelist and Peter metalsmith..gold wires 24 kt for glass enameling. Enamels from company named bovano who imported grit enamels from Europe...crystalline de St. Pàul enamels in fine ground up consistency. ..all similar to faberge enamels, Cartier , lalique. They all enameled too we won many awards on our work. Ty. Alexa any other questions just ask me.