Silver and amber signed cuff bracelet by the Danish firm, Hermann Siersbol. The cuff, which widens out from the top has a lightly hammered surface as does the top of the slightly concave top circular piece. The large amber (22mm) is set in a bezel of interlocking wires with ball tipped prongs. The whole central element is 45mm in diameter. The bracelet is marked on the inside 925SHS. The bracelet opens at the top (see photo) and has in inner circumference of 6 3/4 inches. Very striking and attra ...click for details
This Scandinavian modernist ring has a highly sculptural surface with the contrast between the "dug out" and surface areas heightened by the matte and shiny finishes. I find his work of this type to be reminiscent of Lapponia and have a similar ring but with a round top (item #282, dated 1976). This ring is marked with Hyvarinen's MJH makers mark, 925, the city mark for Turku and U7 for 1973. It's a size 8 but the back of the shank is typically overlapped to allow for some adju ...click for details
This silver necklace set with rock crystals is by the Finnish firm, Kultasepat Salovaara. The use of negative space makes the rock crystals very prominent in the design. The pendant is 2 inches long by 1 1/4 inch wide. The chain is 32 inches and marked 835 and with a maker's mark that resembles chain links but I don't know who it is. The pendant has the Kultasepat mark of a polar bear on an ice floe and is also marked 925. Oddly for a Finnish piece of jewelry there is no date or city mar ...click for details
This mid century Harry Sorby designed brooch for the David Andersen firm is a classic. Sorby worked there between 1929-70. The brooch is approximately 2 inches by 2 inches and is set with a rhodochrosite that is 10mmx12mm. Marked on the back D-A, 925S and the scales. Excellent condition.
This art nouveau (Skonvirke) pendant was made by Danish silversmith Bernhard Hertz. Skonvirke was the Danish equivalent of the Arts & Crafts movement which manifested as Art Nouveau in France, Jugendstil in Germany and Secessionstil in Austria. But as Christie Romero points out in Warman’s jewelry “one of the unique qualities of Skonvirke jewelry is its sculptural three-dimensionality”. This pendant is an excellent example of that with its use of repousse to create volume. The pendant is s ...click for details
