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FRANK TAIRA STERLING SILVER AND CHRYSOPRASE MODERNIST RING SIGNED FRANK TIARA
$ 87.11
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STERLING SILVER AND CHRYSOPRASE RING FRANK TAIRATHIS IS A BEAUTIFUL MODERNIST STERLNG SILVER BAND RING BY FRANK TARIA 1915-2010. FRANK TAIRA , A JAPANESE AMERICAN WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO . HE IS FAMOUS FOR HIS ART WORK BUT TURNED TO JEWELRY DESIGN. CHECK OUT HIS EXTENSIVE BIOGRAPHY ON THE INTERNET. THIS RING IS 1950'S MID-CENTURY MODERNIST, HAND WROUGHT, STERLING SILVER WTH A CENTRAL NATURAL GREEN CABACHON CHRYSOPRASE APPROX 7 MM SET IN A BEZEL MOUNTING. IT IS SIGNED TWICE ON THE INSIDE STERLING AND - TIARA-. VERY HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH THE SIGNATURE AND I HAVE DARKENED THE IMAGE SO YOU CAN READ IT. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY RING 8.2 DWT OR IF YOU PREFER 12.7 GMS AND IS 1/2 INCH WIDE ON THE SIDE AND 7/8 INCH ACROSS THE TOP AND IS A SIZE 7 3/4 APPROXIMATELY. . I HAVE IT PICTURED ON MY HAND WHICH IS LARGE. THIS COULD EASILY BE A MANS RING AND PERHAPS IT WAS AS IT TAKES A LARGE HAND FOR THIS RING OR AT LEAST LONG FINGERS. THE RING IS VERY THREE DIMENSIONAL WITH A RAISED DESIGN THAT I WOULD CALL ABSTRACT . IT IS EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE RING OR STONE. .