Set Sterling Silver Neck Tie with 5 Balls + Sterling Silver Neck Tie with Rings

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2 x signed, Modernist N. E. From Sterling Neck Ties - Ball Design & Ring Design Scandinavian Modernism Denmark 925 Sterling Silver Two Danish sterling silver neck tie pieces, impressed maker's marks to reverse - STERLING DENMARK N E FROM 925 S Neck Tie, Ball version: 3 1/8 " wide - 8 cm wide 2 7/8 " long - 7.5 cm long Neck Tie, Ring version: 3 1/8 " wide - 8 cm wide 5 1/4 " long - 13.5 cm long Wear them on a velvet, leather or silk ribbon under your shirt collar or turtleneck - quite a unique look! Niels Erik From Danish silversmith Niels Erik From was born in Denmark in 1908 and trained as a silversmith. He opened a shop in 1931 from which he also sold some of his designs, but the N.E.From smithy is first registered in Nakskov in 1944. His son-in-law Hilmer Jensen joined the management team in 1960, and took over the firm in 1986 after Niels Erik's death. The company was wound up a few years later.There are two distinct styles in the From production. The sinewy foliage and floral pieces were designed by Niels Erik From and characterise the early years of production, whereas the bold modernist pieces were introduced by another designer in the 1960s.There are also a number of signatures used by the company. Smaller pieces may simply be marked FROM. Others have N.E.FROM, STERLING, DENMARK, 925S in a square, and finally, many read more