RARE Norwegian Designer Jens Erik Jensen for Hroar Prydz Sterling & Enamel Large Butterfly Brooch Circa 1920's/1930's

Measures: 2.5" W x 1.5"T (6.35cm x 3.81cm)

Marked: Sterling 925S - Hroar Prydz Maker's Mark - Norway - JJE

Weight: 18.1g

 Beautiful gilded sterling silver butterfly brooch with gorgeous shades of turquoise blue, black, tan and yellows guilloche enamel. Designed and crafted by Jens Erik Jensen for Hroar Prydz, sometime in the 1920s or 1930s. It is in excellent condition - enamel fully intact clean, shiny and bright. There is a tiny bit of tarnish to the back, it will be properly cleaned and polished before shipping. Hard to believe this butterfly around 100 years old, it literally looks almost new! Included with purchase is a converter so it can be worn as a pendant if preferred.

Mannequin is a life-size torso representation

Hroar Prydz - Oslo His shop was active from 1891 till his death on Christmas Eve in 1937. After his death, Hans Myhre took over the company till 1965. The Myhre & Prydz lines where bought by David Andersen in the 1965. Bio courtesy of the book Northern Lights - The Beauty of the Forgotten Scandinavian Enamel Jewelry Artists by Lois Olson and Dwight Olson