An abalone shell set ring by Hans Rudi Hofer, stamped '800' and with 'H H' monogram, the large almost tear shaped panel within a similarly shaped slightly wider setting, finger size N; three mother of pearl rings by Hofer, stamped marks, the circular panels in a stepped mount, finger sizes I, I1/2, and J1/2; a pair of matching earclips, similarly marked and numbered 56; and a mother of pearl set panel ring, unmarked, attributed to Hofer, finger size Q This and the following fourteen lots are an offering of jewellery by the German jeweller Hans Rudi Hofer. Submitted by the widow of Hofer's nephew. This was the stock removed from his Berlin workshop shortly after Hofer passed away. The story of Hofer is somewhat sketchy but it is known that he was a German Jew, interred by the Nazis but survived the ordeal. He is thought to have died circa 1970. No further information is known at present. His jewellery shows a distinct modernist slant, with some pieces of quite robust design. Predominantly working in silver of an .800 standard; he did, however, produce some gold jewels. Some items are unmarked and attributed on stylistic grounds or due to similar marked examples being offered. There are however a very small number of pieces which, though removed from his workshop, are patently not of his manufacture.
An abalone shell set ring by Hans Rudi Hofer, stamped '800' and with 'H H' monogram, the large almost tear shaped panel within a similarly shaped slightly wider setting, finger size N; three mother of pearl rings by Hofer, stamped marks, the circular panels in a stepped mount, finger sizes I, I1/2, and J1/2; a pair of matching earclips, similarly marked and numbered 56; and a mother of pearl set panel ring, unmarked, attributed to Hofer, finger size Q This and the following fourteen lots are an offering of jewellery by the German jeweller Hans Rudi Hofer. Submitted by the widow of Hofer's nephew. This was the stock removed from his Berlin workshop shortly after Hofer passed away. The story of Hofer is somewhat sketchy but it is known that he was a German Jew, interred by the Nazis but survived the ordeal. He is thought to have died circa 1970. No further information is known at present. His jewellery shows a distinct modernist slant, with some pieces of quite robust design. Predominantly working in silver of an .800 standard; he did, however, produce some gold jewels. Some items are unmarked and attributed on stylistic grounds or due to similar marked examples being offered. There are however a very small number of pieces which, though removed from his workshop, are patently not of his manufacture.
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