Art Studio Archive

All Sculptures in our Art Gallery Archive are part of Jess Nelson Studio's Permanent Collection and are not for sale (NFS).

Sterling Silver, Limited Edition Sculptures

All our Sterling Silver Sculptures are from the 1972 Endangered Wildlife Series and the 2023 Sea Life Series Limited Editions. They are owned by our archive or on loan by private collectors to our art archive and our gallery display.
The 1972 Sterling Silver Limited Edition EWS Series are hand crafted in Jess' studio and were distibuted by Mineralia of California in the 70s and 80s. Today, the EWS limited edition sterling silver sculptures "EWS REDO" and "SEA LIFE" series are created by Jess and sold in our studio.
Advertising Flyer from 1972

24k Gold Plated & Nickle Plated Pewter Sculptures

These Gold Plated Sculptures are from the 1970s Aquatic Series, Wildlife Series, Sports Series and Whimsicals Series distributed by Mineralia of California and cast in white metal (pewter) at the Starlite Originals foundry in Los Angeles. They were designed by Jess and assembled in Orange County, California by Jess Nelson and his studio team in 1972 -1978. Because of the World's Coral Reef Ecosystems threatened by warming oceans and coral mining, we currently only use pre 1980 collected corals for some aquatic sculpture bases. We support the conservation and restoration of endangered live coral reefs. More 24k plated sculptures will be added to our Archive after we acquire them. If you are selling a Jess Nelson sculpture, give us a chance to purchase it and add it to our collection. We are always in the market for restorable sculptures. Broken ones may have good parts to use for studio restorations. Email us with your offer.

Bronze and Stone Sculptures

These Achival Sculptures are Original Master Sculptures or One of a Kind Reproductions of Private Commissioned Sculptural Works by Jess Nelson.