BJORN WECKSTROM 1970 FINLAND ORGANIC NECKLACE IN 14 KT YELLOW GOLD

RARE NECKLACE DESIGNED BY BJORN WECKSTROM (1935-).

AN SCULPTURAL NECKLACE HAND CRAFTED IN HELSINSKI, FINLAND IN 1970 IN SOLID 14 KARATS OF TEXTURED YELLOW GOLD. THE INTRICATE DESIGN IS COMPOSED BY 12 FREE-FORM ELEMENTS (38 x 10 mm) ATTACHED TOGETHER BY DISCRETES LINKS AND SUITED AT THE ENDS, WITH A BOX PUSH  LOCK WITH A HINGED FIGURE 8 SLASH FOR EXTRA SECURITY.

HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 38.9 Grams AND A LENGTH OF 16.75 INCHES.

IS STAMPED WITH THE CROWN OF FINLAND, THE HELSINKI CITY IDENTIFICATION MARKS AND THE HALLMARKS, "B.W FINLAND .585 R7" (R7=1970).

BJORN WECKSTROM (B 1935-) AT THE AGE OF 16 STUDIED AT THE GOLDSMITHS SCHOOL WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1956. HE PROCEEDED TO OPEN HIS FIRST WORKSHOP IN HELSINKI AND BEGAN PRODUCING JEWELRY, INSPIRED BY THE NATURE AND FEATURING THE USE OF ROUGH CUT GEMS. HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF MODERN JEWELRY, AN EXHIBITION FORMULATED BY GRAHAM HUGHES AND THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM IN 1961, CATAPULTED HIS CAREER. HE JOINED PEKKA ANTILLA AS A DESIGNER IN 1963 AND EVENTUALLY IN 1974, WAS MADE A PARTNER IN WHAT IS NOW CALLED LAPPONIA. HIS CAREER CONTINUED TO BLOSSOM AND IN 1965, AFTER WINNING THE RIO COMPETITION WITH HIS DESIGN FOR THE FLOWERING WALL NECKLACE HE BECAME AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN JEWELER.

NOTE: THIS EARLY NECKLACE WAS MADE IN 1970 AT THE BJORN WECKSTROM'S OWN JEWELRY WORKSHOP BEFORE WORKING FOR THE LAPONIA ATELIER

IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.

INVENTORY REF: N0000MCNN/.7293