Danish Designer NE From Sterling & Chrysoprase Modernist Brooch C 1950/60s

Danish Designer NE From Sterling & Chrysoprase Modernist Brooch C 1950/60s            Measurements: 2.4"W x 1.9"H x .5"Thick (6.10cm x 4.83cm x 1.27cm) Markings: From 925S Weight: 9.7g Fantastic Sterling silver and Chrysoprase modernist brooch by the iconic Danish designer Niels Erik From. Sterling is shiny and bright, hard to photograph without reflections. It has been professionally polished and is in excellent condition. Included with purchase is a silver converter so the brooch can be worn as a pendant if preferred.   Mannequin is a life-size torso representation Niels Erik From was born in Denmark in 1908 and trained as a silversmith. He opened a shop in 1931 from which he also sold some of his designs, but the N.E.From smithy is first registered in Nakskov in 1944. His son-in-law Hilmer Jensen joined the management team in 1960, and took over the firm in 1986 after Niels Erik's death. The company was wound up a few years later.There are two distinct styles in the From product