Sigurd Persson Tourmaline and 18k Gold Ring, 1957
Sigurd Persson Tourmaline and 18k Gold Ring, 1957
$5,500.00
Description: A tourmaline and 18 karat yellow gold ring, Sweden, 1957.
Marks: Stamped with Swedish hallmarks and Sigurd Persson maker's mark. With Original Case
Ring size: 09.
Weight: 15.0 grams.
Biography
Sigurd Persson was one of the Nordic region’s most prominent and internationally influential designers. Born in Sweden, in 1914, into a family of jewelers in Hälsingborg, Persson trained as a silversmith in his father’s workshop, from 1928 to 1937, and then studied at the Akademie für Angewandte Kunst (Academy of Applied Arts), in Munich, from 1937 to 1939, and at the Konstfackskolan (University College of Arts, Crafts, and Design) in Stockholm from 1939 to 1942.