Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A silver and enamel pendant necklace, by David Andersen, of stylised geometric form to baton-link chain, stamped ‘Sterling’, ‘Norway’ and ‘925’ and bearing maker’s mark ‘D-A’, together with a small pair of silver and gilt circular panel earstuds, by Georg Jensen, stamped ‘925 S Denmark’, bearing maker’s mark and numbered ‘10’, necklace length 66cm, earstud diameter 10.5mm. £80-£100

David Andersen founded his gold and silversmith company in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1876. The firm is still in existence and remains family run. It is most popularly known for its enamelled jewellery from the mid-late 20th century. David Andersen’s son Arthur took the reins of the company in 1901, upon his father’s death and instituted various changes, including the introduction of a hypen to the name, becoming David-Andersen.

Bibliography:

Gere, C. et al., The Art of the Jeweller: A catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum, Jewellery, Engraved Gems, and Goldsmiths work, British Museum Publications, 1984, entry 994, specifically fig 100.

Gere, C. and Rudoe, J., Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria, A mirror to the world, British Museum Press, 2010, pages 437-443.