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September Art + Design Auction

Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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The September Art + Design Auction features several rare fiber arts sculptures by Diane Itter, Keiko Yamaguchi, and Jane Sauer; an exceptional collection of Modernist jewelry by Nancy Lee Worden, Carolyn Morris Bach, Carrie Adell, and Don Lucas. The auction includes Traditional, Modern, and Contemporary art, designer furniture and lighting by Herman Miller, Knoll, Artimede, Fortuny, Laurel, Milo Baughman, and much more.
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Lot 98

Nancy Lee Worden 14K Found Object Brooch

Estimate: $400 - $800
Starting Bid
$200

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14K gold brooch with found objects by jewelry artist Nancy Lee Worden (American; 1954-2021). Marked "Worden" and "14K" to back.

 

Measurements: 3.25" W x 1.5" H.

 

In house shipping available.

 

From Artist Trust:

Nancy Worden received her BA in studio art from Central Washington University in 1977 and an MFA from the University of Georgia in 1980. She has been exhibiting her work in the US and Europe for more than 30 years. Her jewelry can be found in major public collections including the Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of Art, the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia as well as many private collections. Her work has been published in Ornament, Metalsmith, American Craft, Sculpture, ARTnews and many books.

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