14kt Gold and Double Seashell "Margareta Cea" Ring, Marguerite Stix c. 1960s, with two seashells, size 5 1/2, signed "Stix for Vogt." Note: Pictured in The Art of Marguerite Stix plate 168. A similar ring is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Born in Vienna, Marguerite Stix came to the United States in 1941 and became a well-known sculptor. Along with R. Tucker Abbott, Marguerite and her husband, Hugh, wrote The Shell: Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design, which showed several pieces from the Stix shell collection. Stix used shells as gemstones in her jewelry, and said: "Here was my chance to combine this perfect sculpture with just the right combinations of responding colors, to compose jewels that bring out the personality of the wearer."
14kt Gold and Double Seashell "Margareta Cea" Ring, Marguerite Stix c. 1960s, with two seashells, size 5 1/2, signed "Stix for Vogt." Note: Pictured in The Art of Marguerite Stix plate 168. A similar ring is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Born in Vienna, Marguerite Stix came to the United States in 1941 and became a well-known sculptor. Along with R. Tucker Abbott, Marguerite and her husband, Hugh, wrote The Shell: Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design, which showed several pieces from the Stix shell collection. Stix used shells as gemstones in her jewelry, and said: "Here was my chance to combine this perfect sculpture with just the right combinations of responding colors, to compose jewels that bring out the personality of the wearer."
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