Catalog: Estate Jewelry (102)

A set of ceramic jewelry by Alice Lund, Denmark, c 1960: brooch and clip on earrings, the glaze an intense orange, speckled. Impressed signature, illegible. Width of earrings "1/ 2.5 cm and of brooch "1 2/3/ 4.3 cm. Condition: repair to one earring (cf. pics).

Checked black and white clip on ceramic earrings, c 1960, unsigned and made by hand, probably Scandinavian. Concave shape and a light blue shade to the white. Height "1/2/ 2.2 cm. Condition: fine.

Softly folded modernist silver ring from Hans Hansen, Denmark, c 1960s. Makers mark HaH and 925 S. Inner diameter "3/4 / 19 mm. Condition: fine.

Scandinavian vintage earrings, clips, by Bent Knudsen, 1960’s. Of shallow form, with rounded sides. Marks: Bent K, Denmark, Sterling and 22 (model or design number). Width "½/ 17 mm. Condition: fine.

A large silver filigree star-shaped pin, 1960s. Marked Sterling Norway and makers mark LJH for Leif J Hansen who worked in the town of Bergen, Norway 1948-77. Diameter "2/ 4.8 cm. Condition: fine.

Brooch and cufflinks, a set of ceramic jewelry, c 1960, by Brondsted /Bröndsted, Denmark, the shade of the glaze an intense red to orange, speckled. Impressed marks. Width of cufflinks "1/ 2.5 cm and of brooch "1 2/3/ 4.3 cm. Condition: fine.

Scandinavian modernism: silver ring with a cabochon rose quartz by Niels Erik From, Denmark, c 1960. Signed From and 925 S. Inner diameter "2/3 / 16 mm. Condition: fine.

Beautiful strand of Murano glass beads, of considerable length: "59 /150 cm. The beads are of various size, age and model - the yellow and marbled bead being the longest. The beads were probably put together in the 1960’s or 70’s. Condition: the long white pearl with a short crack, caused in fabrication.

Modernist abstract 1960’s cufflinks. Polish standard mark for a silver content of 800 and two additional makers marks. Maximum width "¾ / 2 cm. Condition: fine.

Screw on ceramic earrings, dark turquoise blue crackle glaze, unsigned, c 1960. The white clay and the same kind of design is found in signed brooches and earrings by Danish designer / maker Kruger. Sterling silver screw on mechanisms. Width "1/ 2.5 cm. Condition: fine.

In the 1920s an archaeological find was made near an old farm in southern Sweden, a bronze key from the 9th century, the Viking era. It depicts a phantasy animal in a ring where the ends - traditional Celtic or Viking monster heads - are holding the key blade. The key is sometimes called the Key to Heaven, though Valhalla would be more suitable since Scandinavia at the time was not yet Christian. This massive silver copy was made by W A Bolin in Stockholm in the 1960s...

Modernist pin made up of little silver “icicles”, their brightness being heightened by carré cut rock crystals. Made in the 1960’s by Kordes & Lichtenfels in Pforzheim, Germany. Marked K&L and 835 for silver content. Importation mark for Sweden (three crowns in an oval and S). Width "1 ½ / c 4 cm. Safety clasp. Condition: fine.

Ed Wiener large abstract 1960’s clip earrings. Marked Ed Wiener Sterling and the mark of a Scandinavian retailer. Height "3 ¼ / 8 cm, width "2 ½/ 6.3 cm. Condition: fine.

A pair of ceramic clip earrings by Brondsted /Bröndsted, Denmark, c 1960, a yellow nebulous shape surrounded by black and light grey. Impressed marks Bröndsted Danmark. Height "1/ 2.5 cm. Condition: a minuscule glaze flake to one corner.

A pair of geometric modernist sterling silver bangles, by Danish silversmith Helge Arthur Bang. Bang worked only for a short period (1962-73) and his works are rare. Makers’ mark HE BA, Sterling 925 S and Swedish import marks (three crowns and S), weight 17 grams. Inner diameter "2 ½/ 6,5 cm. Condition: fine.

Fayence brooch with the Zodiac motif of two fish, relief-carved against a black-glazed background, all in Picassoesque style, c 1960. W: 3,5 cm. Condition: fine.

Taxco Mexican brooch or pin by Miguel Melendez. Pre-Columbian motif of a stylized bird’s head surrounded by a circle with azurite inlay. Fully marked, with maker’s mark (small m inside a C), eagle stamp and 3 = after 1948. Security clasp. Diameter "1½/ 3,8 cm. Condition: fine.

Majolica brooch from Karlsruhe, Germany, c 1960. Low relief geometric design and turquoise crackle glaze. Impressed mark and a Z in black, probably for the decorator. Width "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: repair to one corner (cf. pics). What might look like damages in the first photo are just reflections.