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2001/43/1 Neckring, silver, designed and made by Darani Lewers and Helge Larsen, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1964-1965. Click to enlarge.
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Silver neckring made by Darani Lewers and Helge Larsen

Helge Larsen (b.1929 Copenhagen, Denmark) and Darani Lewers (b.1936 Sydney, Australia) have been working collaboratively in Sydney Australia since 1961. They pioneered the modern jewellery movement in this country and are among our most important and influential jewellery designer/makers.

Helge Larsen completed a four year apprenticeship with Copenhagen jewellery firm Viggo Wollny, a two year diploma course in art and design at the Guldsmedehojskolen (College of art and design) as well as a …

Summary

Object No.

2001/43/1

Object Statement

Neckring, silver, designed and made by Darani Lewers and Helge Larsen, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1964-1965

Physical Description

Silver neckring comprising two flat silver undulating bands forming an open backed ring. It is stamped with a silver mark and maker's mark on one end of the bands.

Marks

Stamped on bands, 'HLDL / STERLING'

Short URL

https://ma.as/10103

Dimensions

Height

70 mm

Width

125 mm

Depth

150 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Nagasuri (Caroline Ralston), 2001

Acquisition Date

30 May 2001

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/10103 |title=Silver neckring made by Darani Lewers and Helge Larsen |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=27 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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