BJÖRN WECKSTRÖM 1967 Finland Kukkiva Muuri Necklace In 18Kt Gold & Tourmalines
A sculptural necklace designed by Björn Weckström (b 1935-).
This is an extraordinary and extremely rare sculptural necklace, created by Björn Weckström, back in the 1965. This is the prototype piece for the "Kukkiva Muuri" (Flowering Wall), designed in his Finland studio between the 1965 and 1967, and exhibited at the Rio de Janeiro Competition in the same year. The necklace was carefully assembled with multiples parts crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats, finished with textured patterns and is fitted with a concealed hook as a security lock. The wearable sculpture, display a composition created by a icy wall with the sporadic placements of 14 natural green Brazilian tourmalines that are mounted in bezels and freely-hang from thin gold wires.
Country: Helsinki, Finland.
Period: Modernism, 1967.
Tourmalines: Mount in bezel wires, with 14 natural Brazilian green tourmalines with an approximate weight of about 24 carats.
Weight: 65.4 grams, (41.95 Dwt).
Length:17.6 inches (44.70 Cm).
Measurements: The main decorative drop piece is 80 mm by 44 mm (3.15 x 1.74 inches)
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the Helsinki Finland marks for the assay and warranty of the 18Kt gold, the designer's initials and signed as follows "BW .750 O-7".
Björn Weckström
He was born in 1935 and at the age of 16 studied at the goldsmith’s 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 de Janeiro competition, with his design for the flowering wall necklace he became an internationally known jeweler.
Exhibition: Rio de Janeiro 1965. Gran Prix.
Literature: Designmuseum 2003. Björn Weckström. Illustrated on page 34.
Note: This necklace was also produced later by Lapponia Finlandia in a very limited edition back in the 1974
Collateral: This necklace by Björn Weckström is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of necklace by Björn Weckström is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the gold. The 14 tourmalines are secured in the settings. This piece was carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: N011426RENM/1.573
