18 Karat Gold, Patinated Silver and Diamond 'Chrysler Redux' Bangle-Bracelet, Designed by Marilyn Cooperman, Retailed by Fred Leighton

The openwork swirls of architectural inspiration, set with numerous baguette diamonds weighing 31.68 carats, internal circumference 7 inches, signed MFC for Marilyn F. Cooperman; circa 2000.

In very good condition. The diamonds are approximately G-I color, VS-SI clarity. The patination has worn off the silver on some of the high relief points on the bracelet. Bears a nice heft. Fits small to medium wrists best. Stamped 31.68/925
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Marilyn F. Cooperman first met Fred Leighton when she came to New York in 1963 to work as a designer. She opened a studio on his premises to design and manufacture a collection of resort wear; her line ‘Max and Marilyn,’ debuted in the 1970s and was sold at iconic New York department stores Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdale’s.

Cooperman’s Art Deco-inspired creations were well-received in the press, including Seventeen magazine, where she became Fashion Director. Two years later Simplicity commissioned her to design a series of Twelve Room patterns, which were the original prototypes for the home-sewing market and helped spark a new wave in the industry. This success first led to her appointment as Editor in Chief of Simplicity, and soon after, at Vogue Patterns.

By 1987 Cooperman was a designer at Fred Leighton’s fine and rare jewels establishment, where she developed a keen eye for re-working jewels of the past into sensations of the present day. Arthur Angelino of New York's Fashion Institute of Technology helped Marilyn perfect her wax carving techniques. By 1994 she launched her own company featuring her original designs, which have been collected by a number of celebrities.

The bracelet offered here, ‘Chrysler Redux,’ is inspired by the architecture of New York’s famous Chrysler Building and is the only example Cooperman created featuring diamonds. The juxtaposition of the geometric baguette diamonds with the swirling form of the cuff call to mind Art Deco motifs, as well as the Manhattan skyline.

Works by Marilyn F. Cooperman have been published in six significant jewelry publications: Extraordinary Jewels by John Traina; The Jeweled Menagerie and The Jeweled Garden by Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata; Understanding Jewellery by David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti; Timeless Adornment by Lori Ettinger Gross; and Living Jewels by Ruth Peltason. Works by Cooperman have also been exhibited in numerous museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the Yale University Museum, the Forbes Gallery and the Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.