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Brooch

c. 1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jensen (made)
Koppel (made)
Place of origin
denmark (made)

Heavy silver brooch of abstract design with a black enamel insert on the front following the contours of the brooch. Pin on back has safety catch.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Jewellery
Object type
Brooch
Materials and techniques
Black enamel on silver
Silver
Enamelling
Brief description
Brooch, silver and enamel, by Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Denmark c. 1950
Physical description
Heavy silver brooch of abstract design with a black enamel insert on the front following the contours of the brooch. Pin on back has safety catch.
Dimensions
  • Width: 63mm
  • Height: 58mm
  • Depth: 10mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GEORG JENSEN' in horizontal oval frame of pellets (On back of brooch)
    Translation
    Mark of Georg Jensen after 1945
  • '925 S' over 'DENMARK' (On back of brooch)
    Translation
    925 standard silver, made in Denmark
  • 'HK' in oval (On back of brooch)
    Translation
    Mark of designer Henning Koppel
  • 3 2 3 (On back of brooch)
    Translation
    Pattern number
  • 'GJLd' in rectangular frame with rounded corners (On back of brooch)
    Translation
    Made for Georg Jensen, London
  • '925' in horizontal oval frame, symbol of Leo in horizontal oval frame, cursive capital D (On back of brooch)
    Translation
    925 standard silver imported to London in 1978
Credit line
Bequeathed by Gulderen Tekvar
Bibliographic reference
For similar, see Tadema archive no. 6600
Other number
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.46-2022

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Record createdMay 23, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1719341/brooch-koppel/
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