Arts & Crafts Mixed Metal "Shakudo" Bracelet, Edward Everett Oakes

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Arts & Crafts Mixed Metal "Shakudo" Bracelet, Edward Everett Oakes, c. 1931, composed of patinated silver plaques with various applied gold and silver motifs depicting bull rushes, oak leaf and acorns, grape leaf and scrolling vines, and other flowers and foliage amid landscapes, lg. 7 in., unsigned. Note: The type of work in this bracelet is possibly unique in Oakes work, but nonetheless displays his mastery of the medium. A similar design, executed entirely in gold, was made in 1931.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Shakudo bracelet
hammered effect to reverse, nice patina

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