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James Parker (1914-1987) was a San Diego silversmith and enamelist. He was a member of San Diego’s Allied Craftsmen group and exhibited his work in numerous national exhibits including “Craftsmanship in a Changing World”, the inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York in 1956 [now known as the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)]. According to Marbeth Schon in “Form and Function, American Modernist Jewelry, 1940-1970” Parker’s designs are “unique statements of subtlety mixed with boldness. The linear elements of his designs almost always curve or circle around his forms creating a feeling of vitality”.

This vitality is visible in this ring, with its linear top resting on a spiral of noched notched silver to which a patina has been applied for contrast. The ring looks wonderful worn with the linear top facing towards you or away from you.

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