Gold (purity 750), lapis lazuli, coral
Germany, 1985
Otto Jakob (b. 1951) – worldwide renowned jewellery artist
Hand carved Coral and Lapis Lazuli inlay
With an inventory file card of the Hans Neuendorf collection
One of a kind
Length: 3 cm
Weight: 6.71 grams
Excellent unworn condition
Provenance: private collection of Hans Neuendorf, who as his former gallerist acquired most of Otto Jakob’s early works

This gold, lapis lazuli and coral pendant was made by Otto Jakob in 1985. The corpus is hollow and the walls adorned with coral and lapis lazuli inlay. The shape of the pendant closely resembles the shape of the tip of a spear and the lapis lazuli is skilfully carved in zigzag.



The pendant is in excellent unworn condition. The length is 3 cm and the weight is 6.71 grams.



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.

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