Gold (purity 900 & 750)
Germany, 1982
Otto Jakob (b. 1951) – worldwide renowned jewellery artist
Signed and dated: “Otto Jakob, 82”
One of a kind
With an inventory file card of the Hans Neuendorf collection
Dimensions: ca. 5.5 x 1.8 cm
Weight: 16.49 grams for the pair
Excellent unworn condition

Provenance: private collection of Hans Neuendorf, who as his former gallerist acquired most of Otto Jakob’s early works

The earrings were crafted by Otto Jakob in 1982, their title “German Pupils” is taken from the collector’s inventory card of the Hans Neuendorf Collection. Symbolically charged, the truly unique design incorporates a giant marching through a field of flowers on the round ear piece. Hollow worked heads peek out of dangling square-cut cone structures, each decorated with flowers on the front. The earrings exemplify the work, Jakob devotes to his skillfully crafted pieces of jewellery.



The earrings are in excellent unworn condition. The dimensions are 5.5 x 1.8 cm each and the overall weight is 16.49 grams. They are signed and dated on the reverse with “Otto Jakob 82”. The information regarding the purity is taken from the inventory file card of the Hans Neuendorf Collection.

Otto Jakob (b. 1951)

Already as a child the artist Otto Jakob was fascinated with antique jewellery and rare minerals. It is thus not surprising that he crafted his very first ring at the tender age of 17 for his then girlfriend and now wife as a symbol of love. Still, Jakob first turned to another form of art and studied painting from 1977-80 under the German artist Georg Baselitz, but eventually turned back to his true passion of jewellery. Otto Jakob taught himself the forgotten techniques of the Etruscan jewellers that had already captivated him as a young boy.



Just as his first creation was an act of love he seems to turn to each of his works with an immense sense of passion mixed with a sentiment towards tradition. His pieces are each crafted with true devotion and an underlying force of uniqueness. This drive to create something unique with the use of almost forgotten techniques has led to an increasing fascination with his admirers and collectors and has also led to Otto Jakob’s creations being noticed by the art world. From 1981 to 1986 the renowned art dealer Hans Neuendorf acquired a large part of Otto Jakob’s early work.



Today Otto Jakob’s jewellery masterpieces are collected internationally. He is one of the leading jewellery designers worldwide and yearly exhibits his pieces at the TEFAF in Maastricht. His work was recently honoured in a limited luxury book band “The Impossible Collection of Jewelry“ by Vivienne Becker, in which she lists his “Turbine” earrings as one of the top 100 most important pieces of jewellery of the 20th century.