Composition: brass (BRASS mark), natural green rhodonite or unakite (color combination – green with pink inclusions) Production method: handmade Condition: good Dimensions: 4 x 4 cm Color: brown, green, pink Marking: "Brass Louis Booth" Country: USA Period: 1960-1980 Market value: 80-120 EUR
Massive square-shaped earrings made of brass, decorated with a prominent natural semi-precious stone - a green and pink rhodonite (or unakite) oval-shaped cabochon. The surface is specially aged, with a bright textured relief, giving the jewelry a brutalist style expression.
Louis Booth was an American designer who worked from the 1960s to the 1980s, creating handmade jewelry from brass, copper, and semi-precious stones. His works, mostly one-offs or in small series, are today valued as collectible examples of modernist jewelry.
