Jewellery and Watches

An abstract brooch by Karl H. Stittgen, circa 1970, formed as a series of textured square and rectangular collets, signed, stamped ‘18K’, length 6.8cm. £600-£700

Karl Stittgen emigrated from Germany in the early 1950s and established himself as a prominent jeweller and watchmaker in West Vancouver. His bold designs soon started to gained international recognition and he opened additional Stittgen stores in Calgary, New York and San Francisco.
Karl Stittgen’s impact on both local and international jewellery design was honoured in 2009, when he received the Creative Achievement Award of Distinction at the 5th annual British Columbia Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design.

Karl Stittgen is essentially now retired but his company still continues to flourish in West Vancouver.