Harold O’Connor
Harold O'Connor
Colorado Rockies
Necklace. 24k gold, reticulated silver
20” Long, Largest Element 2 1/2” l x 2” w x 1/2” d
Harold O'Connor
Rings
<p><em>From left to right:</em></p> <p>18k gold, silver, beach pebble<br />1½" L x 1¼" W x ⅛" H, Size 6.5</p> <p>18k gold, silver, geode<br />¾" L x ½" W x ½" H, Size 7</p> <p>Reticulated silver, 18k gold<br />1¼" Dia. x ⅜" H, Size 6.5</p>
Harold O'Connor
Rings
<p><em>From left to right:</em></p> <p>18k gold, silver, geode<br />1¼" L x ¾" W, Size 7</p> <p>18k gold, silver, beach pebble<br />1½" L x 1⅛" W x ⅛" H, Size 7.5</p> <p>Reticulated silver, 18k gold<br />1¼" L x 1¼" W x ⅛" H, Size 6.5</p> <p>18k gold, silver, geode<br />1¼" L x ⅞" W x ¼" H, Size 7.5</p>
Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Square pin with stripped granulation, 18kt, silver.
2 1/8” x 1 7/8”
Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
18k gold, silver, spectrolite
1 3/4” x 1 1/3”
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Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
h 2 3/8 x w 1 5/8 x d 1/8 in.
Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
h 3 3/8 x w 3 1/8 x d 1/8 in
Harold O'Connor
Trio of Brooches
Sterling silver, 18K gold, spectrolite, granulation
Various sizes
Harold O'Connor
Pendant
Oxidized sterling silver, reticulation with tiny 18K gold granules
Private Collection
Harold O'Connor
Pendant #1027
18K gold, sterling silver, reticulation, granulation
3" diameter
Private Collection
Harold O'Connor
Pendant #1027
18K gold, sterling silver, reticulation, granulation
3" diameter
Private Collection
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Harold O'Connor
Colorado Rockies
Necklace. 24k gold, reticulated silver
20” Long, Largest Element 2 1/2” l x 2” w x 1/2” d
![split_01]( "split_01")
Harold O'Connor
Rings
From left to right:
18k gold, silver, beach pebble
1½" L x 1¼" W x ⅛" H, Size 6.518k gold, silver, geode
¾" L x ½" W x ½" H, Size 7Reticulated silver, 18k gold
1¼" Dia. x ⅜" H, Size 6.5![split_02]( "split_02")
Harold O'Connor
Rings
From left to right:
18k gold, silver, geode
1¼" L x ¾" W, Size 718k gold, silver, beach pebble
1½" L x 1⅛" W x ⅛" H, Size 7.5Reticulated silver, 18k gold
1¼" L x 1¼" W x ⅛" H, Size 6.518k gold, silver, geode
1¼" L x ⅞" W x ¼" H, Size 7.5![OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA]( "OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA")
Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Square pin with stripped granulation, 18kt, silver.
2 1/8” x 1 7/8”
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Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
18k gold, silver, spectrolite
2 3/4” x 2”
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Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
18k gold, silver, spectrolite
1 3/4” x 1 1/3”
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Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
h 2 3/8 x w 1 5/8 x d 1/8 in.
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Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
h 2 x w 1 1/2 x d 1/8 in.
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Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
h 3 3/8 x w 3 1/8 x d 1/8 in
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Harold O'Connor
Trio of Brooches
Sterling silver, 18K gold, spectrolite, granulation
Various sizes
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Harold O'Connor
Pendant
Oxidized sterling silver, reticulation with tiny 18K gold granules
Private Collection
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Harold O'Connor
Pendant #1027
18K gold, sterling silver, reticulation, granulation
3" diameter
Private Collection
![O'Connor Pendant.jpg]( "O'Connor Pendant.jpg")
Harold O'Connor
Pendant #1027
18K gold, sterling silver, reticulation, granulation
3" diameter
Private Collection
Harold O'Connor
Colorado Rockies
Necklace. 24k gold, reticulated silver
20” Long, Largest Element 2 1/2” l x 2” w x 1/2” d
Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Square pin with stripped granulation, 18kt, silver.
2 1/8” x 1 7/8”
Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
h 2 3/8 x w 1 5/8 x d 1/8 in.
Harold O'Connor
Brooch / Pendant
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
h 3 3/8 x w 3 1/8 x d 1/8 in
Harold O'Connor
Trio of Brooches
Sterling silver, 18K gold, spectrolite, granulation
Various sizes
“For O’Connor, jewelry presents a contrast between texture and smooth surfaces. He has experimented with various forms of casting, including cuttlefish bone, which leaves a porous imprint on the metal. He also favors reticulation, a method of texturing metal by dusting it with minute particles of silver or gold and then heating the piece until the granules become part of the surface, and mokume, a Japanese technique of laminating metals to create a surface for repousse design. He is an expert at laying metal until it looks like crinkled paper. Most recently, O’Connor has inlaid pieces of granulated metal in rock as one more exercise in the study of surface differences. A favorite stone of his is spectrolite, a feldspar discovered in Finland in 1938 that appears opaque and dark upon first observation. When the light strikes it at 30 degrees, it takes on brilliant hues of green and blue. While O’Connor does not do lapidary, he selects his materials carefully, even traveling to mines in Finland for the spectrolite he uses in his work.”
“Through the Golden Eye: The Artistry of Harold O’Connor” by Dextrer Cirillo,
American Craft Magazine
Selected Collections
- Cesky Raj Museum, Turnov, Czech Republic
- The German Goldsmith Society, Hanau, Germany
- The Goldsmiths Hall, London, United Kingdom
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- The Museum of Arts and Design, New York
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- The National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis
- The Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin
- The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
- Numerous private collections throughout the United States and internationally