ANTIQUE RARE STERLING SILVER SIGNED Niels Erik N E DENMARK NECKLACE ART NOUVEAU

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ANTIQUE RARE STERLING SILVER SIGNED Niels Erik N E DENMARK NECKLACE ART NOUVEAU:
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ANTIQUE RARE STERLING SILVER SIGNED Niels Erik N E FROM DENMARK NECKLACE ART NOUVEAUREPOUSSEScandinavian NATURAL DESIGN OF FOLIAGE MOTIF.PERFECT FINE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF HIS EARLY PIECES FROM CIRCA 1940\'S 15 INCHES LONG TOGGLE CLASP IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH THE offerDING STARTS AT .99NIELS ERIK FROM

Niels Erik From aka N. E. From (1908– 1986) was one of the greats of Danish modern design. Both a silversmith andjeweler, he opened his workshop in 1931 when he was only twenty-three.

Over the next four decades Niels Erikcreated, among other works, floral-inspired pieces often set with semi-preciousstones. These works derived from the Skønvirke style, a Scandinaviandevelopment that appeared during Denmark’s Art Nouveau and Arts and Craftsmovement period. It usually takes inspiration from natural designs like flowerand foliage motifs as well as natural creatures like fish.

In the 1970s, From’s jewelry piecesmorphed into more sculptural, modernist pieces as they were primarily createdby other designers. These became some of N.E. From’s most well-known andrecognized signature styles.

While From opened his shop in 1931and sold some of his designs there, the N.E. From mark (a name by which NielsErik is also known) did not appear until 1944 when it was first registered inthe city of Nakskov in southern Denmark.

From’s output displays two distinctstyles: the thin, wiry foliage and floral pieces made during the early years ofproduction and the later, bold modernist pieces that From marketed in the 1960sthough, as previously stated, these were primarily created by other designers.

During its history, the company useda number of different signatures.

Smaller pieces may simply be markedFROM. Others have N.E.FROM, STERLING, DENMARK, 925S in a square, and finally,many pieces bear the N.E. From signature in an italic script.

From’s production was wide-ranging.He exported his works worldwide in the 1960s and 70s. From’s metalwork is litheand supple. It often displays the hard-to-see details of oxidation, carved outmetal, surface etchings as well as the incorporation of translucent and butterscotchamber.

Overall, From’s pieces display hisability to achieve unique detail and fluidity in simple forms. For example, hisOff Center Amber Ring is composed of a slightly patinated, cupped sterlingsilver disc with a smaller disc placed slightly askew against the larger onethat serves as the setting for a smooth, round amber stone. Experts havedescribed the ring as, “….ultra-simplistic [while] at the same time visuallystriking. The combination of slightly voluptuous geometric structures and large,round and flat stones like onyx or carnelian is quietly magnetic.”

From’s pins and brooches displayskills that achieve unique detail and fluidity in simple forms. One of hissignature styles, the oxidized cupped silver disks form the floral design.

Beginningin the 1950s, most of From’s pieces were the work of other designers and have avery different look. No longer do the pieces display detailed, romantic designsfrom nature. These later pieces have modernist, clean lines