Arno Malinowski (Danish 1899-1976) for Georg Jensen Brooch, circa 1944 model 5001c, iron and silver, stamped artist's monogram and 'GEORG JENSEN 5001C'; together with a Kinmark Resistance Medal, circa 1940, silver and enamel, commemorating Danish King Christian X’s 70th Birthday, stamped '925'

(brooch 4.2cm wide (1.7in wide); the medal 3cm high (1.2in high))

Literature: Denmark : Design (Exh. Cat.), co-curated by Design Museum Danmark, Brain Trust Inc., 2017, nos. 2-9 and 2-10 (illustrated). Exhibited: Seoul Art Centre, Seoul, September – November 2016; Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, Nagasaki, December 2016 – February 2017; Yokosuka Museum of Art, Yokosuka, April – June 2017; Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, September – November 2017; Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art, Tokyo, November – December 2017; Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, February - April 2018; Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, April – June 2018; Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, July – August 2018; Akita Senshu Museum of Art, Akita, April – June 2019; Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, July – September 2019; Auckland Art Gallery -Toi O Tamaki, Auckland, October 2019 – February 2020; Tohoku History Museum, Tagajō, April – June 2021.

Footnote: Brooch 5001c was produced during the war years when silver was scarce due to the allied blockade. Consquentely Jensen had to be creative in its use of materials during this period, finding new ways to create jewellery whilst using as little silver as possible.