Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Georg Jensen: a Danish silver leaping dolphins brooch, designed by Arno Malinowski, post 1945 maker’s mark, numbered ‘251’, width 38mm. £150-£200

Arno Malinowski (1899-1976) was multi talented, being a successful silver designer, sculptor, ceramist, engraver and medalist. He trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and School of Sculpture in Copenhagen from 1919-1922 and worked for Georg Jensen between 1936-1944 and again from 1949-1965, creating designs for jewellery and hollow ware. His pieces often have a low relief medallist form, and designs often included stylised animals.