1980s Yaacov Heller Sterling Silver & Gold Vermeil Brutalist Clip on Earrings - Set of 2

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Rare Yaacov Heller clip on earrings from the 1980s. In 925 Sterling … Read more This is part of Chairish’s Costume Jewelry assortment.

Rare Yaacov Heller clip on earrings from the 1980s. In 925 Sterling Silver and accented in Gold Vermeil. The pair have a contemporary feel of wings. Graceful but w a modern brutalist sensibility. Highly collectible. Highly wearable.

Yaacov Heller began his career as a sculptor creating jewelry for Hollywood's elite in the 1960s and moved on to be rated among the world’s most accomplished sculptors and top silversmiths.

His work has been used to convey messages of hope, tolerance, acceptance and remembrance and peace through the interpretation of the human form and spirit while holding to his personal unwavering commitment to artistic quality. Throughout his sixty-year career, he has been commissioned to create historically significant works for presidents, kings and queens, heads of state and other dignitaries and celebrities. Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, Hosni Mubarak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shimon Peres, Jacque Chirac, Yitzhak Rabin, and Anwar Sadat are among the many world leaders who have owned pieces bearing the artist’s signature. Works are found in presidential libraries and museums worldwide. See less