Danish Designer NE From Sterling Silver Flower Pendant Necklace Circa 1940/50s

Measurements: Pendant: 1.75"L x 1.75"W x .25"Thick (4.45cm x 4.45cm x .64cm)

Chain: 16"L (40.64cm)

Markings: Sterling Denmark NE From

Weight: 13.3g

Fantastic sterling silver flower pendant by the iconic Danish designer Niels Erik From. Sterling is shiny and bright, hard to photograph without reflections. It was originally a brooch but the pinback was damaged so I had it converted to a pendant. It has been professionally polished and is in great condition, with only a few small areas on the backside that show slight reminiscence of where the pin and mechanisms were attached. 

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 production. The sinewy foliage and floral pieces were designed by Niels Erik From and characterise the early years of production, whereas the bold modernist pieces were introduced by another designer in the firm in the 1960s.