{"title":"Lapis Lazuli","description":"\u003cp\u003eLapis Lazuli is an ancient and culturally significant gemstone, appearing among the Ancient Egyptian, Romans, Greeks and many more. Its wonderful deep blue colour helped to create pigments and paints used by some of the most famous artists in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"art-deco-lapis-lazuli-and-gold-cufflinks-circa-1935","title":"Art Deco Lapis Lazuli and Gold Cufflinks, Circa 1935","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of Art Deco, lapis lazuli and gold cufflinks, each set with flat, rectangular lapis lazuli, on yellow gold plates, with white gold bars at each end, divided into four, mounted in 14ct gold, with marks for Poland, with chain link fittings, circa 1935.\u003cbr\u003eThis mark came into force in December, 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797262418250,"sku":"14611CL2","price":4900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/art-deco-lapis-lazuli-and-gold-cufflinks-circa-1935_693b9773-574f-4dde-88a5-22dd4bd31485.jpg?v=1791140849"},{"product_id":"lapis-lazuli-frosted-rock-crystal-and-diamond-dress-set","title":"Lapis Lazuli, Frosted Rock Crystal and Diamond Dress Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lapis lazuli, frosted rock crystal and diamond dress-set, with central round brilliant-cut diamonds with a circular surround of lapis lazuli, and a further surround of frosted rock crystal, and 18ct gold fittings. Circa 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797301674314,"sku":"S30915CL2","price":6850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/lapis-lazuli-frosted-rock-crystal-and-diamond-dress-set.jpg?v=1791141449"},{"product_id":"georg-jensen-lapis-lazuli-ball-and-gold-cufflinks-designed-by-magnus-stephensen-circa-1960","title":"Georg Jensen Lapis Lazuli Ball and Gold Cufflinks, Designed by Magnus Stephensen, Circa 1960","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of vintage Georg Jensen lapis lazuli ball and 18ct yellow gold cufflinks, designed by Magnus Stephensen, with lapis lazuli balls, with some calcite and pyrite, encircled by a ring of gold, on fixed, flat, curved bars on flat oval plates, on hinges. Signed Georg Jensen, in dotted oval cartouche, design number 1104, 750 18K, made in Denmark, circa 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMagnus Læssøe Stephensen was a Danish designer of jewellery, furniture, ceramics, cutlery, flatware and hollowware. He was born on 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e October, 1903 and died in 1984, in Helsingør, at the age of 81.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMagnus Stephensen’s revolutionary approach to design did away with the extravagant flourishes of the time. Inspired by the simplicity of Bauhaus and Japanese arts and crafts, his designs focused on clean lines and practicality.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe enrolled at the Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen, in 1924, to study architecture. He graduated in 1930. He then worked at the architects’ design studio of Edvard Thomsen and Frits Schlegels for a year. During 1931 he studied at the French school, in Athens and travelled in Europe, the Far East and USA. He returned to Copenhagen in 1932 and opened his own design studio. He continued to collaborate with Thomsen and Schlegels. During the 1930s Stephensen gained commissions for a great number of houses and buildings in the Copenhagen area.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1938 he started working with silversmith and designer Kay Bojesen, one of Georg Jensen's first apprentices, who became an important Danish silversmith and designer. Bojesen believed in functionalist design. Magnus Stephensen produced designs and drawings for silver, to be produced by Kay Bojesen. His designs from this period are simple, refined and smooth, inspired both by Kay Bojesens style and by Japanese handicrafts. Stephensen went on to write a book called \"Brugsting Fra Japan\" - \"Useful Things from Japan\". Stephensen's philosophy was that the function of a silver item should be apparent from its shape and form. The collaboration with Bojesen lasted until 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom 1952 he designed hollowware and flatware, both in silver and steel, for Georg Jensen. Among his most famous designs is the steel flatware, Tuja, from 1955 and the silver flatware, Fregat (Argo in English) from 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1956 Stephensen started producing designs for ceramic pots and dishes for Royal Copenhagen and Alumina.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe closed his studio in 1971. He had one son, Jens Stephensen.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStephensen's designs are exhibited in the Design Museum Denmark and in museums worldwide. He won the Eckersberg medal, in 1948, three gold medals at the Triennale in Milan in 1951 and 1957, for silver designs and two Grand Prixs at the Triennale in Milan, in 1954, for works in steel and silver as well as a silver medal in 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith thanks to Greg Pepin Silver, Utility Design UK and Georg Jensen Hollowware, The Silverfund Collection, by David A. Taylor \u0026amp; Jason W. 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