Lot 519
VIVIANNA TORUN BÜLOW-HÜBE (1927-2004) FOR GEORG JENSEN
STERLING SILVER `DEW DROP` NECKLACE, CIRCA 1970
Auction: 3 April 2019 at 12:00 BST
Description
the concave moulded collar with rock crystal pendant drop, stamped twice with maker's marks 925 S/ DENMARK/ GEORG JENSEN/ 311C/ TORUN
Dimensions
length of pendant 8cm long, diameter 15cm
Footnote
Note: Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube was one of the pre-eminent Scandinavian jewellery designers of her generation. Torun designed `anti-status jewellery` out of twisted silver with crystals and stones to be worn, rather than `locked up` in bank safes.
In 1960 she was awarded a gold medal at the Milan Triennial and also won the American Lunning Prize for design. In 1992 she was awarded the Prince Eugen medal by King Carl XVI of Sweden for outstanding artistic achievement. Many celebrities wore her jewellery in the 1950s and 1960s including Billie Holiday, Ingrid Bergman and Brigitte Bardot and customers included Pablo Picasso and Duke Ellington.