Kultasepat Salovaara Silver Necklace 1970s

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1980: item #410240
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This gorgeous pendant on a silver neck ring was made by Kultasepat Salovaara, a Finnish design firm and carries their unusual mark of a polar bear on an ice floe. The curvilinear pendant is 2 1/8 inches long and set with a gorgeous 15mm labradorite cabachon that has a glowing iridescence. Labradorite is native to Finland and will often be found in modernist pieces. The neckring is 15 inches around and very comfortable to wear. This elegant piece is in excellent condition and marked on the side ... Click for details

MAGNIFICENT GEORG JENSEN DENMARK AMBER BRACELET

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian: Georg Jensen Pre 1970: item #409190

From the same collection as the other Jensen pieces that I have been offering,this is a magnificent, hand hammered, sterling and amber Art Nouveau bracelet by Georg Jensen Denmark. There are 4 large ovals of amber bezel set with surrounding silver beadwork, alternating with beetle shaped silver links that have small rounds of bezel set amber on both top and bottom of the link. The color of the amber is dazzling. One of the large amber ovals is the clasp so the bracelet looks continuous when clos... Click for details

Finnish Silver Pendant - Kultateollisuus Ky

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1970: item #396472
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Dear reader, you should know I nearly went blind deciphering these marks even with a 20x loupe but mystery solved. First, this is a lovely and typically Scandinavian silver pendant comprised of 10 conjoined circles with long dangles suspended from the bottom row. The dimensions are 3 1/4 long (from top of bail to bottom of dangle) x just over one inch. The condition is great. The marks on the back are: makers mark for Kultateollisuus Ky, 830H (silver content), town mark for Turku, Finnish contro... Click for details

Grete Prytz Kittelsen ‘Domino Ring for Tostrup

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1960: item #396159
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This lovely ring by the enamelist Grete Prytz Kittelsen was designed for the Tostrup firm in 1952 with whom her family had a long alliance. She won the Lunning prize the same year. This piece exemplifies her goal of producing less laborious pieces and is made of one piece of silver that was then bent, not soldered into place. Excellent condition, marked underneath "Sterling, J.Tostrup, Norway". The ring is a size 7 but the ends of the shank overlap so there is a little room to expand or decreas... Click for details

Weckstrom "Flame Bronze" Series Ring

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1980: item #395826
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Another work of art from Bjorn Weckstrom and part of his Flame Bronze series that was only produced between 1971 and 1979. All of these pieces have unusual patinas, with this one featuring a purple cast to it. Though the shank is open in the back it does not seem to yield (to my hands anyway!) so it is a size 5.5 and is 42 mm long and about 17 mm wide. Inside it is marked, "Lapponia, BW, Finland". Fabulous looking piece.

Great Finnish Silver ring by Sten & Laine

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1980: item #395549
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This is a classy looking ring made by the Finnish design team Sten & Laine (Hans and Karl respectively). It has a great oval sort of ying/yang design with a substantial faceted crystal (c.8mm) and a striated design around the bezel. Inside the shanks are the Sten & Laine makers mark, 925, and Z7 for 1977. In the front of the shank there is also a faint KL (for Karl Laine). Currently a size 7, it could be sized up or down slightly as the ends of the shank meet but are not soldered. Great conditio... Click for details

EARLY GEORG JENSEN DENMARK STERLING CORAL BRACELET

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian: Georg Jensen Pre 1950: item #394864

Beautiful sterling and coral bracelet by Georg Jensen Denmark. The five large rectangular segments each have a center oval bezel set cabachon coral. This bracelet measures 7 1/2" end to end and is 1/2" wide. It is in fine original condition, weighs 48 grams and is signed with the GJ mark dating 1933-44 as shown. A rare and highly desirable Jensen piece.

Scandinavian Silver Ring by Weckstrom for Lapponia

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1990: item #391111
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Very attractive Scandinavian silver ring by renowned Finnish designer Bjorn Weckstrom, titled Khimaira. It is in excellent condition and is a size 7. It is fully marked for Weckstrom, Lapponia, 925 (for sterling) and G8 for 1984.

Scandinavian Modernist Silver Crystal Necklace, Finnish

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1970: item #386858
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This Scandinavian silver and rock crystal modernist necklace is by Elis Kauppi for Kupittaan Kulta. Kauppi founded the company in 1945. In the 50s he began designing pieces which incorporated local stones and utilized simple forms. This lovely necklace has a large 16mm cut rock crystal; the entire setting is just over 20mm. The crystal is suspended from three interlocking silver bands. Marked with the anvil for KK, the crown in heart for Finland, the town mark for Turku, 813H for Finnish silver ... Click for details

Kaunis Koru Silver Earrings

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Scandinavian Pre 1960: item #386573
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These silver earring are from Kaunis Koru a Finnish company which opened in 1954. These screwback earrings have three concentric circles suspended from a beaded silver ring. Very lightweight and look great on. They hang about 1 3/4 inches inclusive of the fitting. Very 1960s look.