INCREDIBLE! Finn Jensen Norwegian Modernist Sterling Clip Earrings Vintage 1960s

Description: There once was an adventurous Alaskan lady who was a real globetrotter. But for all her traveling & all the places she visited, her real soft spot was Norway. Boy was she keen on that place & oh, how she shopped! When she made her final voyage & headed off to Valhalla, or one of the other nine realms or wherever, she left behind a whole ‘lotta Norway… & now we have it. This is just one item from a portion of her collection that we will be listing, to move on to the loving hands of those who also adore Norway, Norwegian culture & in this case, spectacular work by some of the most notable Norwegian silversmiths. Please see our eBay store & other listings for more goodies from the beautiful & unique land of Norway. Our fair traveler left us some incredible sterling silver jewelry from the likes of N. M. Thune, Ivar Holth, Juhls Kautokeino, Sylvsmidja, Finn Jensen, N.A. Jorgensen, David Andersen & Arne Nordlie, along with some mystery pieces which I am still working to identify. I chose my “keepers” (of course I had to keep the David Andersen Viking Ship earrings!) & now it is time to find the people to whom the other pieces truly belong. This is precious stuff - just amazing handiwork & often absolutely mind blowing designs (particularly the modernist/brutalist works). ABOUT THIS ITEM: Finn Jensen was a Norwegian gold & silversmith & a student of J. Tostrup. When he became an officially licensed goldsmith in 1941, he formed a partnership: Jensen & Aamodt. Jensen ultimately became the sole proprietor in 1953 & the company was renamed Finn Jensen. His workshop in Oslo continued to make jewelry after his death in 1976. Jensen marked each piece with his personal mark, a stylized triangle (on larger pieces you can see it is made up of his initials). Jensen is best known for his guilloché enamel jewelry & solje which are considered highly collectible items. This is a very unique pair of sterling silver earrings designed in the most outstanding Norwegian modernist style. These are an unusual creation for Finn Jensen jewelry as they deviate considerably from the colorful, wavy, whimsical guilloché for which the studio is so well known. I think they are so incredible & I absolutely LOVE them! But I had to choose only a couple of pieces to keep. >.< This pair of earrings is of course, quality sterling silver. The faces are oblong with incredibly detailed & bold silver work using ropes & beads to create an almost tribal appearance. I tried to get some nice close ups of this handiwork. You can see the solje influence in this design. From what I could discover on the internet, these earrings were probably produced some time in the 1960s. They have the silver hallmark & the FJ maker’s mark on the base of the clips. The earrings are just over an inch tall & about a half inch wide at the widest point. The clip hinges are in great shape & they hold snugly. I DID NOT POLISH them -- they have been washed with gentle soap & buffed with soft cloth (similar to chamois or eyeglasses cloth). I personally do not think this pair should be aggressively polished or dipped as the depth of relief will be lost if the become uniformly shiny. We will leave that decision to you. The backs of the clips do have a bit of tarnish (see photos for detail). We try to photograph jewelry in a variety of lighting conditions & with different backgrounds since it is always challenging to communicate the complexity of color & design through photographs online. We hope these photos are useful to you. If you need photos taken in a different set of conditions, please message us. :) Feel free to message us with questions or, if you know something about these earrings, please let us know! We combine shipping. Thank you for looking. :) NOTE: We nearly always offer the choice of USPS Ground Advantage or USPS Priority Mail. Please be aware that sometimes Ground Advantage has delays leaving Alaska. If your aren't in a hurry, it is a great way to save money on shipping! If you have a pressing need, we suggest you consider the Priority Mail option. riekenaandthejujubees thank you for looking! Please check out our other auctions as we work on decluttering our home, basement, workplaces and studio! o_O

Price: 80 USD

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

End Time: 2024-09-12T00:19:13.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD