Featured Maker's name, help please. Brooch, Danish Skønvirke?

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  1. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I need help with a maker's name, please.
    It is a 925 silver brooch, which looks like Skønvirke style. The facet cut crystals look odd for Skønvirke though, so it is up for debate.;)
    The clasp is a later type, but could be a replacement.

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    The top mark is an upside down 925, the bottom mark looks like KO(?)MIMA?
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    Same photo, a bit lighter:
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    Thank you for looking.:)
     
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  2. Marko

    Marko Well-Known Member

    No help but to say that is just my style and absolutely gorgeous.
     
  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Thank you Marko.:kiss:
    I won it cheaply along with a Hannu Ikonen pendant and some Art Deco and Modernist amber jewellery.:)
    The side ringlets were squashed, but a big needle solved that wee problem, they're nice and round again.
     
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  4. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Seems Maker's name begins with K and ends with MA (perhaps MIMA???)
    Agree the sparkling crystals are odd on a Skønvirke piece, perhaps a replacement...
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Thanks kyra.:kiss:
    Yes, they could be.
    They look hand cut btw.
     
  6. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

  7. ulilwitch

    ulilwitch Well-Known Member

    That's beautiful Looks like it say KOSMIMA.
     
  8. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    I found Kosmima Fine Jewelry that does custom pieces.
    kosmimafinejewelry.com/kosmima-fine-jewelry-best-custom-jewelry-in-boston/
     
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  9. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Thank you ulil.:)
    I hope it doesn't, kosmima means jewel in Greek (κόσμημα), so that would mean looking for a needle in a haystack.:oops:
     
  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Thanks anyway, kyra.:kiss:
    Thanks, Kiko.:kiss:
    The RubyLane shop is called after the Greek word for jewel.:( The one that does custom made pieces is Greek owned, but their jewellery is in very different styles from my brooch.
     
  12. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I just checked, I am going to have to ask kosmima jewellery stores across the globe, there are so many, all named after the Greek word for jewel.:facepalm:

    I hope @DragonflyWink or @Torkel Oftedal recognize the mark or style, otherwise I really will have to travel the world.;)
     
  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I found a museum dedicated to the Skønvirke general style. I didn't see any jewellery on the site, but I will contact them, maybe they can tell me who to ask.
    Assuming it actually is Skønvirke.....
     
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  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Next stage: Another Danish museum will be hosting a Skønvirke jewellery exhibition next year. First on my mail list.:playful:
     
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  17. ulilwitch

    ulilwitch Well-Known Member

    Oh sorry, I was just trying to read the word. Didn't look it up but it is just beautiful.
     
  18. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I am happy with any help, you never know what will lead to identification.:) And thank you.:happy:
     
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  19. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Ohhh, don't know the mark, and I like it, but kind of think it's more Skonvirke or Jugendstil inspired, question if original to the era, and doubt it's Danish or even Scandinavian - really all just guesses on my part, but it just doesn't look quite 'right' to my eye...

    ~Cheryl
     
  20. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Thanks Cheryl.:kiss:
    The stones are a bit of a problem, aren't they.
    Maybe it is one of those museum 'replica' items, adapted to a later taste. I like it too, and it is hand made. Just don't know who, when, where.;)
     
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