Description: THIS IS FOR A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN MADELEINE TURNER HANDMADE FOR GEORG JENSEN FULLY HALLMARKED SOLID STERLING SILVER SEAGULL STATEMENT BROOCH 4”. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION NO DENTS, CHIPS, CRACKS OR REPAIRS. WITH THE BEST PICTURES POSSIBLE I WILL LET YOU MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND OF ITS CONDITION. PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES FOR THE BEST DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDS. THANKS. Thank you for looking and buying. Madeleine Turner Madeleine Turner (often erroneously spelled Madeline Turner) was an extremely under-appreciated mid-century New York jeweler who worked for Georg Jensen USA, and produced a wide range of lovely and beautifully-made jewelry. Turner was one of the artisans hired by Frederik Lunning, who in the 1920s had contracted with Royal Copenhagen in Denmark for the US rights to sell Georg Jensen objects. Lunning subsequently opened a retail Jensen shop first on New York's 57th Street, and later on Fifth Avenue. However, with the onset of World War II, Lunning was unable to obtain European Jensen items. Silver was scarce, and the threat of marauding U-boats brought overseas shipments to a halt. So Lunning hired several American craftsmen and sold their pieces marked JENSEN USA. Turner / Jensen marks on the flowerpot pin Turner mark: Jensen mark: Brooch, in the form of a convex flower pot with a chased, dimensional five-petal blossom and two long curving pointed leaves. Signed both with Turner stamp and Jensen stamp. 2-5/8" L and 1-3/16" W. Marked: AN ORIGINAL / [M. TURNER logo] HANDWROUGHT / STERLING / 164 and GEORG JENSEN INC. / U.S.A. / STERLING / 16 According to Janet Drucker's fine "Georg Jensen / A Tradition of Splendid Silver" book (page 52): "When Georg Jensen silver from Copenhagen again became available after the war, Lunning acquired Jensen silver but continued to market the broad range of luxury goods as well. In the catalogue for 1947, there are 71 pages of goods, but the first two pages only contain designs and hollowware by Georg Jensen, Johan Rohde, Sigvard Bernadotte and others, and they are labelled 'Imported Silver.' In the catalogue's jewelry section, text accompanying the items refers to 'old favorites... and the introduction of the work of several talented young newcomers whose craftsmanship so obviously and definitely expresses the feeling in jewelry we are constantly seeking...some of the new names are: Bjarne Meyer, Maria Regnier, Anna Halasi, A. LaPaglia, M. Cusick and others.' These are names of American designers, specifically contracted to produce jewelry with similar motifs to Georg Jensen jewelry and hollowware."
Price: 149 USD
Location: Moscow, Idaho
End Time: 2025-01-17T03:43:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.9 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: MADELEINE TURNER FOR GEORG JENSEN
Type: Brooch
Metal Purity: 925
Signed: Yes
Color: Silver
Base Metal: Sterling Silver
Metal: Sterling Silver
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Country of Origin: United States
Handmade: Yes
Main Stone: No Stone
Vintage: Yes
