Celia Sebiri (1913-2006) was an American jewelry designer active in the 1940s-1980s.
Biography
editSebiri was born 17 March 1913,[1] and studied at Hunter College.[2] Her husband was a meat broker, and in the 1970s, they lived on Greenwich Square, Washington.[3] She died on 1 April 2006, aged 93, in New York.[1] Her daughter, Karen Sebiri, also became a jewelry designer.[4]
Jewelry design
editAs a jewelry designer Sebiri was known particularly for her work in silver, which she treated as if it were more valuable than it already was.[2] She also worked with natural materials including ivory and tortoiseshell, although the Endangered Species Act of 1973 led to Bonwit Teller having to take her work off sale after they and she realized that the hawksbill sea turtle was an endangered species.[5][6] In 1974 Sebiri described her inspirations as coming from anywhere from passages of literature to dried up leaves.[3]
In 1973 Sebiri won one of two Special Coty Awards for jewelry (that year's other jewelry Coty recipient was Michael Moraux of Dubaux) for her work, which was described as sinuous and featuring animal motifs.[5] In the 1980s she designed jewelry for Avon.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Celia Sebiri". AncientFaces. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b O'Neill, Lois Decker (1979). The Women's Book of World Records and Achievements. Anchor Press/Doubleday. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-385-12732-5.
- ^ a b Fichtner, Maria (30 May 1974). "Jewelry Shouldn't Outshine Wearer". Willoughby News Herald. Knight Newspaper Service.
- ^ Duka, John (6 January 1981). "NOTES ON FASHION". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Fashion Awards Pinpoint Trends". Lima News. 18 October 1973.
- ^ Graham, Rubye (11 July 1973). "A Turn for Turtle". San Antonio Light. p. 52. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Celia Siberi". Ornament. 11–12: 15. 1986.