Georg Jensen. Gilded Sterling Silver WWII Danish King Pin Badge 1940 - Arno Malinowski.

Georg Jensen. Gilded Sterling Silver WWII Danish King Pin Badge 1940 - Arno Malinowski.

Designed by Arno Malinowski (1899-1976)

Badge produced and sold to celebrate the 70th birthday of Danish King Christian X. The profits were given as a popular gift to the kings foundation. The badge is also associated with Danish resistance or opposition to the German occupation of Denmark during WWII. Field Marshall Sir Bernard Law Montgomery recieved a gold version of the badge from Georg Jensen after the liberation of Denmark.

Gold plated sterling silver and red enamel.

3,4 x 2,2 cm. / 1,34 x 0,87 inches.

Weight 4,3 g.

Stamped with 1933-44 Georg Jensen Hallmarks and 925.S.

Nice Vintage Condition.

Delivered in a Georg Jensen Gift Box.

About the designer:

Arno Malinowski (1899-1976) was successful as a silver designer and a sculptor, ceramist, engraver and medalist. He trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Sculpture in Copenhagen from 1919 to 1922 and designed a series of statuettes depicting mythological characters from 1921 to 1935 for the Royal Danish Porcelain Manufactory. He worked with the Georg Jensen Company from 1936 to 1944 and from 1949 to 1965 creating designs for jewellery and hollowware. Malinowski participated in many exhibitions and won numerous awards for his designs. He received a silver medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1925, the Eckersberg Medal in 1933 and the Carlson Prize in 1936.

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