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5 September 2017

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Lot

№ 194

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5 September 2017

Hammer Price:
£240

A Danish silver brooch and earclip suite, by Knut V Andersen for Anton Michelsen and a silver chain and moonstone set brooch, the suite of abstract bark textured design stamped ‘DENMARK’ and ‘925 S’, and bearing maker’s marks ‘KVA’ and ‘AM’ with crown above in triangular punch; the chain of plain baton links with flared terminals, bearing European convention marks and partial hallmark, and maker’s mark ‘NB’ in double lozenge punch; the brooch of ribbon loop form highlighted with three cabochon moonstones, unmarked, first brooch length 49mm, chain length 41cm, second brooch length 65mm. £100-120

Anton Michelsen (1809-1877) founded the A. Michelsen Company in Copenhagen in 1841 and was soon receiving commissions from the Royal Family. By 1848, he was officially made ‘Court Goldsmith and Maker of Orders’ . After his father’s death, Anton’s son Carl took over the business, making it the leading gold and silversmith company in Denmark. By 1972 the company was brought by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory and merged with the firm Georg Jensen Silversmiths Ltd.