Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Georg Jensen: a Danish silver and enamel brooch designed by Henning Koppel, No. 323, with post 1944 hallmark, import mark for London 1965, designer’s initials ‘HK’, numbered ‘323’, length 6.2cm. £150-£200

Henning Koppel (1918-1981) is regarded as one of the most highly original designers of the 20th century. Born in Denmark, he trained in drawing, studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and then at the Acaemie Rancon in Paris. Koppel passed the Second World War in Stockholm, but in 1945 he returned to Denmark to work for the Georg Jensen Silversmithy. During the late 1940s and 1950s he introduced bold abstract sculptural forms to the Jensen repertoire, focusing initially on jewellery and in later years moving towards hollowwares. He also designed porcelain, lamps and furniture for other Danish makers and won numerous awards.