GREAT 3 PAIRS OF MODERNIST MID CENTURY MODERN 50'S ERA STERLING MEN'S CUFFLINKS OWNED BY ROBERT W. SARNOFF, FORMER PRESIDENT OF NBC AND EXECUTIVE WITH THE RCA CORP.
THESE WERE ACQUIRED BY MY CONSIGNOR DURING THE ESTATE SALE OF HIS FORMER WIFE AND OPERA STAR, ANNA MOFFO.
THEY ARE SUPER COOL. THE ATOMIC SET IS THE BEST OF THE BEST. FULL PRESENTATION MONOGRAM IS ON THE BACKSIDE. INCLUDED ARE 3 PAIRS OF CUFFLINKS. THE FIRST SET IS SOLID 14K GOLD AND FEATURES THAT CLASSIC ATOMIC DESIGN. THE NEXT SET IS ALSO SOLID 14K GOLD AND HAS A BARBELL FORM. THE FINAL SET IS GOLD TONE METAL I BELIEVE. NOT MARKED...BUT THEY OFFER FURTHER REINFORCEMENT OF THE PROVENANCE.
AS A BONUS, I AM THROWING IN A PERIOD 14K GOLD TIE OR LAPEL CLIP...NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS USED FOR, BUT'S IT'S FROM THE SAME ESTATE.
NICE CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR TARNISH AND SLIGHT SURFACE WEAR THAT ALL SEEMS POLISHABLE (I HAVE NOT POLISHED THESE...WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE BUYER) THESE ARE JUST THE BEST OF THE BEST!
TOTAL WEIGHABLE 14K GOLD IS 41 GRAMS...THE UNMARKED MONOGRAM PAIR OF CUFFS WEIGH 14 GRAMS. I'LL HAVE THEM TESTED WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT, THESE SHOULD BE JUDGED FOR MORE THAN WHAT THEY WEIGH...THEY HAVE SOME CONSIDERABLE VALUE AS DECORATIVE AND HISTORICAL MID-CENTURY MODERN OBJECTS D' VIRTURE AS WELL.
THE CONDITION ON ALL IS GENERALLY SUPERB. THERE SEEMS TO BE ONE TINY SPECK OF SOLDER ON THE ATOMIC PAIR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL TO THEIR DESIGN. CAN'T TELL FOR SURE. IT'S SO SMALL, I BARELY FELT IT WORTH MENTIONING, BUT I KNOW HOW PURE SOME OF MY BUYERS CAN BE. IT'S THAT FORERIGHTNESS THAT HAS HELPED ME MAINTAIN A PERFECT RATING AFTER 10.5 YEARS AS AN EBAY SELLER!