Sort of OT: vintage finnish silver pendant question!

[Hattysattic]

Still counts as vintage fashion as I am guessing 60s!

I have a silver pendant that belonged to my grandmother, which I inherited. I guessed it was Scandinavian as Grandad said that he thought her friend had sent it to her as a gift, and the friend had married someone she met in the war that was maybe Swedish? (you know how it is with memory as you get older, and my Grandad is nearly 90 now..)

Is stamped with an anvil, 925S, and then the initials NB. I think it is actually Finnish.

As far as I can find out the anvil mark is for 'Kupitaan Kulta', but I just wondered if anyone had a book on scandinavian modernist design that could tell them who or what the 'N.B.' is for?

If not maybe I should put one one my christmas list as i do love it.. I found this website and want it all!

http://www.allmodern.de/

 

[themerchantsofvintage]

NB could be the artist ??? I shall ask my friend who deals in lots of junk and jewellery.

I can see why you want it all!

 

[Hattysattic]

Thanks Deborah - I thought it would probably be the artist too. Have searched for Kupitaan Kulta 'signed NB' but to no avail, would be nice to know!

 

[pauline]

NB could be one of these
NB _Niels Buchholst A/S - Copenhagen 1990 - ?
N.B. Naftol Bodnia - Copenhagen 1909 - 1937
I think it could need a lot more looking into.

This info came from http://www.925-1000.com/

 

[Hattysattic]

Thank you so much for that Paul, I shall go investigate further!!

 

[Hattysattic]

Unless it is a date code, N8. But that would make it 1990 which just seems much too recent. I can't make the micro thing work on the camera so cannot get a good close up of the marks, but will try with the other camera later. Where did you find the name info Paul?

 

[pauline]

Harriet here is the link
http://www.925-1000.com/dmN.html

N6 = 1946

Have A look at this one

 

[Hattysattic]

Thanks Paul! I have registered and posted a query so maybe someone on their forum will shed a little light

 

[themerchantsofvintage]

Good sleuthing work, Paul! No response from my end, yet.

 

[pauline]

Harriet:-

Just looking on google ( finland) and I found this
Swedish silver is usually marked with quite a few hallmarks that documents the origin of the ... N6=1891, N7=1915, N8=1939, N9=1963, N10=1987, N11=2011 ...
www.modernsilver.com/Swedishhallmarks.htm

 

[Hattysattic]

Hmmm. I think it's finnish, but the date makes a lot more sense! I am going to try and scan it for you to see in the morning and maybe decipher it!

 

[pauline]

Just found out that Finland did use Swedish silver marks in the 1800's but I do not know if this carried on into the 1940's or later.


http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/finland.htm