Aurientis Rare Ostrich Leather Cuff with Fancy Briolette Crystal Studs

Description: Punk, goth, heavy metal. Whether you're into these — or not — it would be hard to resist our unique leather-with-studs style cuff bracelet by Dominique Aurientis. This rare piece, out of a local estate, showcases exotic black ostrich leather, with white metal and fancy crystal briolette studs. These, plus its wide width, makes this bracelet a definite, strong fashion statement. Aurientis jewelry pieces are large, with sculptural silhouettes, and bold colors. The ones that get the most attention are the colorful ones, which use Gripoix glass elements. But she also made pieces that highlight textures, like scales and scrolls, and shapes, like leaves and spikes. This wide bangle bracelet looks like a great blend of both approaches, having both flashy glass elements (the fancy cut briolette crystals) and the textured surface (genuine ostrich leather). The original owner of this piece thoughtfully kept its ID sticky note, which identifies the material used as ostrich leather, which is considered as a "luxury item in high-end demand", according to Wikipedia. Demand for this type was highest in the 1980s. Designer handbags using ostrich leather by top brands such as Prada, Hermes, Gucci, and Louis Vitton still rank among the most in demand fashion accessories to this day. Aurientis's cuff was created at the height of this exotic skin's popularity, but still looks relevant today since all the "counter cultures" have just about become mainstream. The cuff is about 2" wide of black ostrich leather wrapped around in a rigid metal band. The leather has an overall scale-like pattern. Across the surface are "studs", diamond-shaped silvertone metal with briolette glass centers. The briolette is a fancy type crystal with facets across its entire top spherical surface. Briolette crystal bends and reflects light beautifully. Our bracelet has five large diamond-shaped studs, measuring almost 3/4" x 3/4" along the center portion. These large ones are flanked by smaller 1/2" x 1/2" ones. Where the ends of the bracelet meet are two wide silvertone bands that hide magnetic clasps. The inside of these bands have a beautiful lacy cut-out pattern. The inside of the bracelet has mostly smaller scaly pattern. The bracelet has a girth of 6 3/4". It is stamped Dominique Aurientis and Paris within a round cartouche on the inside portion. It also has a paper strip that identifies it as "blk ostr cuff whi metal", along with the bar code and some numbers that may correspond to ID numbers. In good to very good condition overall. Would have been excellent, since the ostrich leather and the metal-and-crystal studs are in fabulous shape. But the metal bands at the base show some scuffing, from use. Still, this does not detract from the unique beauty of this piece.

Price: 274.5 USD

Location: Dallas, Texas

End Time: 2024-12-27T22:07:17.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7 USD