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VINTAGE COPPER JEWELRY Copper art jewelry became popular in
the 1950's and remains fairly stable today as collectors have discovered the beauty of many of these pieces. Copper
jewelry in the 1950's had styling that includes free form abstracts & whimsical designs. Often enamel
was fired on the copper for color and texture. Frank
Rebajes & Jerry Fels, whose jewelry was known as Renoir of California, are quite well known. Names to watch for
are: Rebajes, Renoir, Matisse, Bolas, Pujol, Ramé, Bell, Whiting & Davis, Sarah Coventry, Sari, Robert, and many
others. Many
fine pieces of copper jewelry are unsigned. Mexico made fine copper jewelry as well.
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