Rolph  Scarlett, Silver-smithed designs of sterling silver and semi-precious stones, circa 1955

Authenticated by the estate. height - 5 in, width - 5 in, depth - 2.5 in. Estimate: from $20,000 to $30,000

Rolph  Scarlett, Silver-smithed design of sterling silver, pearl and semi-precious stones, circa 1955

Authenticated by the estate. height - 3 in, width - 4.5 in, depth - 2.5 in. Estimate: from $20,000 to $30,000

Notes: Created during the mid-50s, after SCARLETT had returned to New York from Hollywood, and a period when the artist was involved with Hilla Rebay and Solomon Guggenheim.

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Montréal, Ontario, Canada
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
The Cummer Museum of Art, Jacksonville, FL
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, NY

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