Lot Details
Lot 213
Edward Everett Oakes Gold, Ruby and Diamond Link Bracelet
The bracelet with square and rectangular panels of reticulated foliage and flowers set with 15 collet-set round diamonds ap. .30 ct., 20 round collet-set rubies, with maker's cypher, ap. 24.5 dwts. Length 6 1/2 inches.
Born in 1891 in Massachusetts, first was known as 'Eddy' Oakes the little boy from Dorchester, attracted children from all over Boston who wanted to buy his masterfully made kites, assembled by hand in his father's back yard. Later in his lifetime, having studied under the masters of the Arts & Crafts movement Frank Gardner Hale and Josephine Shaw, Oakes was poised by his early 20's to leave his mark. In 1923, the Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a pendant by Oakes for his permanent collection, the first acquisition for the museum by a living artist. Outside of his memorable maker's mark (that being just 'OAKES' within the outline of an oak leaf), his distinctive design elements and use of notched frames, serrated leaves, an array of often small semi-precious cabochon collet-set stones, arranged among foliate and floral motifs, make his work relatively easy to spot. Oakes often finished the backs of his pieces with the same consideration as the front, making for highly sculptural pieces.
C From the Collection of a New England Family
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Rubies: medium dark slightly raspberry red, slightly to moderately included, lively.
Diamonds: H-I-VS-SI.
Width 3/4 inch.
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