Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Covered by droit de suite
Image rights
The artworks in this database are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the rights holders. The artworks are reproduced in this database with a license from Bildupphovsrätt.
For condition report contact specialist
a silver box, an etui and a toothpick, executed in her studio in France, early 1960s
An asymmetrical box, the lid with a rutile qvartz, ca 4,7 x 4,5 cm, height 3 cm, an asymmetrical etui ca 6,5 x 2,2 cm, height 11 cm, an 18 k gold toothpick ending with a cabochon cut moonstone in an etui, length 8 cm, French hallmarks and stamped TORUN, total weight ca 265 g.
Provenance
Acquired directly from Torun in Biot, France by a Swedish couple in the early 1960s.
Literature
Ann Westin, "TORUN Conversations with Vivianna Torun Bülow Hübe", Bokförlaget Langenskiöld, Stockholm 2021. Box and etui depicted p 118.
Designer
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, often known simply as Torun, was one of Sweden's most important 20th century silversmiths and a master jeweller. She is the first female silversmith to have become internationally noted.
Read more