Modernist Jewelry

Geometric bracelet designed by Anton Michelsen for Royal Copenhagen. A vintage modernist geometric bracelet, created in Denmark by Anton Michelsen for the porcelain company of Royal Copenhagen, back in the late 1960's. This futurist massive sculptural bracelet was crafted in .925/.999 sterling silver and embellished on top with a round disc element made of glazed white porcelain decorated with blue and yellow circles. This rare bracelet was produced in very limited quantities in the late 1960’s as part of the ‘Royal Bini’ collection of ceramic jewelry produced by Royal Copenhagen after the acquisition of Georg Jensen. This collection was sold exclusively through the Georg Jensen shop in Copenhagen in the late 1960’s. The bracelet itself, like the rest of the collection, is sleek, refined and high impact. Weight: 51.5 Grams (33.01 Dwt). Size: Fit a wrist up to 7 Inches (18 Cm). Measurements: From the top view 62 mm (2.45 Inches) and raise 13 mm over the wrist. Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark for Royal Copenhagen, the Danish hallmarks and signed, "A.M. DENMARK STERLING 925S". Anton Michelsen (1809–1877) was born 1809 in Copenhagen Denmark, he completed a goldsmith's apprenticeship in Odense in 1839 before moving back to Copenhagen where he continued his training in Dyrkoph's and court goldsmith J.B. Dalhoff's workshops. He also attended the Royal Danish Academy of Arts where he was influenced by Gustav Friedrich Hersch. In 1836, he went on a long journey abroad, working in some of the leading goldsmiths in Germany and Paris. He established his own goldsmith in Gothersgade, Copenhagen when he returned to Denmark in 1841. He immediately won the attention of the royal family and the king Christian VIII charged him with executing all Danish orders with title of royal court and order jeweler. Michelsen was the only Danish goldsmith who was represented at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1855. The company of A. Michelsen, was a leading Danish jeweler founded in 1841 by Anton Michelsen in Copenhagen. It was responsible for executing all Danish royal orders and was absorbed by the Georg Jensen company in 1985. Note: "The Royal Bini was a new jewelry idea created by The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory ceramists Doreen...

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