Anton Michelsen Denmark Sterling Silver Viking Ship Figure Vintage Brooch Pin
Because of its somewhat Modernist look (ie: its display of a chunky form, with clean lines and a large expanse of silver metal), I believe that it was made in the 1950s or 1960s. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1836, he began working with some of the leading goldsmiths in Germany and France. He became the official metalsmith for the Danish royal family, producing its silverware and jewelry items.
He was also the only Danish jeweler who was represented at the international 1855 Exposition Universelle (in Paris, France). After Anton Michelsen died in 1877, his son Carl Michelson ran the A.
Carl was also the first chairman of the Denmark's Museum of Arts and Crafts. After Carl died in 1921, his son Poul Ulrich Michelsen ran the company.Poul Ulrich's son Jorgen Michelsen joined the company in 1940 and ran it for many years. The company was so successful that, in 1946, a Swedish subsidiary was established. Michelson company was'one of the first of' and'one of the last of' Danish metalsmiths that produced jewelry in the Old Nordic style. In addition to producing silver and gold items, around the beginning of the 20th Century, the A. Michelsen factory craftsmen also started working with various types of enamels.
They produced enameled jewelry and, beginning around 1910, their well-known enameled annual Christmas spoons. The company also employed famous artists, to provide drawings for product designs. Michelson began to acknowledge its designers, by stamping their signatures on pieces that were made. Around 1985, the Royal Porcelain Factory, Holmegaard Glasvaerk, Georg Jensen, and A. Michelsen were merged, under the name Royal Copenhagen. For a short period after 1968, items were produced that contained both Royal Copenhagen and A. Michelsen hallmarks were only used on forks and spoons that were annually produced. Today, all types of A. Michelson products (regardless of how they are marked) are very highly collectible. This brooch is about 1"? Tall by 1"½ wide weight 7.8grams.