Georg Jensen Butterfly Brooch
Designed by Arno Malinowski (1899 – 1976)
Design No. 283
Size: Diameter: 2¼“ (5.5 cms)
Designed: 1933-44 Date of Manufacture: Post 1945

Arno Malinowski worked at the Georg Jensen Silversmithy from 1936-1944 and again from 1949-65. He gained his artistic inspiration from Japanese art for many of his designs and this can be clearly seen. The “Butterfly” brooch has become a classic among his designs, along with the “Kneeling Deer” brooch.
Arno Malinowski became famous for his design of the royal emblem, the 'Kongemaeket', which was designed for His Majesty King Christian Xth of Denmark to celebrate his 70 th birthday on September 26 th , 1940. The Jensen firm sold 1.3 million pieces of this emblem and wearing it became a badge of the resistance and unity for the Danish people during the war.