Flora & Fauna; an exploration of the animal and plant world by acclaimed international studio jewelers

High Line Nine Galleries - 508 West 28th Street, NYC

During NYC Jewelry Week

November 15 – 17, 2023

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 40, Bird and Cage, 2023, ring with cage, steel springs, taxidermy eye, amethyst, gold, garnet, diamond, platinum, glass, Egyptian mummy beads, iron, bookbinding linen thread, metallic bullion fringe.

10 x 5 x 6 " without cage

(Inv# 8389)

Gerd Rothmann, Blume der Fantasie, 2023, ring, silver, pigments

(Inv# 8492)

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

Jacqueline Ryan gold enamel brooch ring Ryan gold enamel earrings Italian jewelry 18k

Jacqueline Ryan, Patterned Oak Leaf, 2020, earrings, 18k gold, freshwater pearls

.55 x .75 x .2 " / 1.4 x 1.9 x .5 cm

(Inv# 7944)

David Bielander, Sheep (In Snake), 2023

object / stool, mild steel, sheep skin, silver

144 x 17.75 x 17.75 " / 365 x 45 x 45 cm

photo: Conradin Frei, Zurich

(Inv# 8413)

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 42, Bird in Cage, 2023, ring with cage, tie silk, cotton, metal bullion trim, velvet, steel, gold, platinum, glass arrow, linen book binders thread 

5 x 5 x 6.5 " without cage

(Inv# 8515)

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

Aaron Decker, Thorny Rose Earrings, 2023, earrings, 14 k rose gold, garnet, ruby, silver, .4 x .55 x 3.15 "

(Inv# 8510)

Jiro Kamata, Holon Ring 303, 2023, silver, camera lens with PVD coating, paint, 1.1 " Ø

(Inv# 8484)

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 46, Bird On Stand, 2023

ring with stand, tie silk, cotton, metal bullion trim, velvet, steel, gold, platinum, enamel, silk, garnet, glass, amber, linen book binders thread

5 x 5 x 6.5 " without stand

(Inv# 8519)

Jutta Klingebiel, Hauhecchelbäling (Common Blue Butterfly), polyommatus icarus, 2022, brooch, enamel on stainless steel, vitreous enamel painting

1.25 x .7 " / 3.1 x 1.8 cm

(Inv# 7854)

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 44, Bird in Cage, 2023, ring with cage, tie silk, cotton, metal bullion trim, velvet, steel, gold, platinum, ceramic coffee cups (Lee and Shawn), linen book binders thread

5 x 5 x 6.5 " without cage

(Inv# 8517)

Karl Fritsch Flower Ring gold silver

Karl Fritsch, Flower, 2022, ring, silver

1 x .9 x 1.1 " / 2.5 x 2.3 x 2.8 cm

(Inv# 7818)

cheese grater design

David Bielander, Prickly Hedgehog, 2023, parmesan grater, stainless steel (repoussé), 6 x 3.95 x 2.75 "

(Inv# 8186.5)

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 40, Bird and Cage, 2023, ring with cage, steel springs, taxidermy eye, amethyst, gold, garnet, diamond, platinum, glass, Egyptian mummy beads, iron, bookbinding linen thread, metallic bullion fringe.

10 x 5 x 6 " without cage

(Inv# 8389)

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

Karl Fritsch Flower Ring gold silver

Karl Fritsch, Flower, ring, silver, cubic zirconia, .75 x .8 x 1 " / 1.9 x 2 x 2.5 cm

(Inv# 7816)

Philip Sajet, Black Snake, 2022, necklace, gold, flame-worked glass by Elisabetta Cappello, 23 x .7 x .5 "

(Inv# 7654)

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 45, Bird in Cage, 2023

ring, tie silk, cotton, metal bullion trim, velvet, steel, gold, platinum, wood, garnet, gild brass, sterling silver, victorian glass, linen book binders thread

5 x 5 x 18 "

(Inv# 8518)

Karl Fritsch, ring, 2022, silver, cubic zirconia

.85 x 1 x 1.2 " / 2.2 x 2.5 x 3 cm

(Inv# 7813)

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

David Bielander shrimp

Shrimps, 2019, earrings, titanium, 3.01 x 2.05 x 1.69 inches

 

photo: Dirk Eisel

Jacqueline Ryan gold enamel brooch ring Ryan gold enamel earrings Italian jewelry 18k

Jacqueline Ryan, Star Leaf Circlet, 2020, earrings, 18k gold

.8 x .8 x .15 " / 2.1 x 2.1 x .4 cm

(Inv# 7941)

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 38, Bird and Cage, 2023, ring with cage,

silk, steel springs, bookbinding linen thread, c. 1880 stone intaglio,metallic bullion,gold, ruby, pearl, Islamic glass, millefiori glass, iron, cotton, old T shirt, 18-20th century fabrics and gold, 

5 x 4 x 5 " without cage

(Inv# 8387)

Hanna Hedman, Becoming Nature, 2023

end table, steel, linseed oil and pigment, 29 x 26 x 22 "

(Inv# 8000)

Luzia Vogt, Mariposa, 2020, earrings, 14k gold, glass, pvc foil

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 41, Bird in Cage, 2023

ring with cage, tie silk, silk ribbon, cotton, metal bullion trim, velvet, steel, gold, platinum, danish silver, enamel, ca. 1840 blue enamel locket, linen book binders thread

5 x 5 x 6.5 " without cage

(Inv# 8514)

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

Ornamentum at High Line Nine Galleries during NYC Jewelry Week 2023

Flora & Fauna Installation

Octopus Candelabra David Bielander Bronze

David Bielander, Krake (Octopus) Candelabra, 2012, cast bronze, 8 pcs. variable, lim. edition of 25

Karl Fritsch, Flower, 2022, ring, 18k gold

.8 x .6 x 1 " / 2 x 1.5 x 2.5 cm

(Inv# 7817)

Jutta Klingebiel, Magpie, 2020, ring, 18k gold, enamel

(Inv# 6558)

Wild, 2023

necklace, wood-flamed curly willow wood, silver, citrine, composite

7.9 x 10.6 x 2.4 "

(Inv# 8152)

Samuel Gassman, Jewel 39, Bird and Cage, 2023

gold, silk, old socks, gold, cotton, steel springs, bookbinding linen thread, cotton velvet, c 1950 novelty charms and metallic bullion fringe

7 x 6 x 6 " without cage

(Inv# 8388)

marijuana contemporary design, jewelry

Petra Zimmermann, Poison Ring with One-Hitter, 2020

ring, polymethyl methacrylate, brass, amber, peridot, silver (one-hitter: silver with gold plate), 2.56 x 2.56 x 2.76", one-hitter 4.9" length

(Inv# 6486)

Big Pearl Bloom, 2022

necklace, pearls, agate, smoky quartz, (wood flamed) curly willow wood, reconstructed opal, silver, 9.8 x 11 x 1.75 "

(Inv# 8110)

Hanna Hedman, Necklace, North

North, 2014, necklace, reindeer antler, brass, paints, 16.93 x 11.81 x 7.48 inches

Jacqueline Ryan gold enamel brooch ring Ryan gold enamel earrings Italian jewelry 18k

Jacqueline Ryan, Leaf Fold, 2020, earrings, 18k gold

.7 x 1 x .25 " / 1.8 x 2.6 x .6 cm

(Inv# 7945)

Karl Fritsch, ring,  2015,

1.4 x 1.25 x 1.4 " / 3.6 x 3.2 x 3.6 cm

(Inv# 7819)

Karl Fritsch Flower Ring gold silver

Flower, 2023

ring, 18k gold, synth. ruby, sapphire, cubic zirconia

(Inv# 7934)

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