Live Auction 796320th Century Decorative Art & Design
BJÖRN WECKSTRÖM (B.1935)
Lot 120

BJÖRN WECKSTRÖM (B.1935)

JEWELLERY SUITE, 1960-1970S

Closed20 April 2011

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GBP 6,875

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BJÖRN WECKSTRÖM (B.1935)
JEWELLERY SUITE, 1960-1970s
executed by Lapponia, lost-wax casts, partial matte finish; comprising three bracelets, necklace, ring, ring with pearl, pair of cufflinks and pair of earrings; 18 and 14 carat gold
one bracelet 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) long; one 7 in. (18 cm.) long; one 2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter with clasp closed; necklace 17¼ in. (44 cm.) long
various assay marks, Lapponia marks and city marks for Helsinki, 1966, 1967 and 1977 (10)

Specialist note

Responding to the unpretentious informality that began to characterise Finnish design in the 1960s, the assymetrical, restless surfaces of Weckström's gold jewellery had been inspired by the coarseness of natural gold nuggets found in his native Lappland. Weckström's new sculptural forms were able to inaugurate a new expressive sensibility to jewellery design.