Vintage Modernist Ed Wiener Mixed Metal Pendant Necklace

Vintage Modernist Ed Wiener Mixed Metal Pendant Necklace Noted modernist jeweler, Ed Wiener (American, 1918-1991), hand wrought mixed metal disc pendant with applied design elements, strung on a brown leather strap, stamped signature verso. Approximate Measurements: 2.5"dia. (pendant) 29”length (with the strap knotted on both side, w/out a little longer) Rare Vintage Circa 1950’s Condition: Very good vintage condition with patina A little history on the artist: Wiener’s career started in the 1940s in the bohemian hot bed of Greenwich Village, where he produced hand-hammered silver jewelry alongside other artists such as Sam Kramer and Art Smith. Although his early jewelry found formal inspiration in Alexander Calder, as he progressed, Wiener evolved his own vocabulary, often shaped by his interest in adopting new materials and techniques in casting, setting, and joining. By the late 1960s–80s, he was on Madison Avenue, adopting a post-modern aesthetic in which he revived medieval gold settings with semi-precious stones, historical references including pre-Columbian forms, and semiotic play.