Danish Designer Niels Erik From Sterling Flora Fauna Brooch & Ring Set 1950s

Vintage Niels Erik From of Denmark Sterling Silver Floral Fauna Brooch & Ring Set Circa 1950s

Measurements: 2"L x .75"H x .5"Thick (5.08cm x 1.91cm x 1.27cm) 

Ring: 5-US / 48-EU / J-UK

Markings: Brooch: Sterling Denmark NE FROM Ring: From 925S

Weight: 15g

In excellent condition with very minimal wear - consistent with age. Included with purchase are 2 converters so it can be worn as a pendant on a chain (either vertically or horizontally) if preferred. Both have recently been professionally polished since the photos were taken.  

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 his firm in the 1960s.