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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3391644, member: 111"]Sorry, don't know the maker and am a only a bit troubled by that last digit, doesn't look like a '0' to me, but doesn't really look like a '5' either - perhaps defaced in some way? Can't recall ever seeing Norwegian silver marked '835' (in fact, only one mid 20th century Danish maker comes to mind for any Scandinavian .835 silver), and the 'H.O.' mark appears on this typical crowned heart sølje (Mariasølje), the fineness stamped as '830S' <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-75-VINTAGE-830s-830-SILVER-DESIGNER-HO-NORWAY-SOLJE-WEDDING-BROOCH-PIN/302700713729?hash=item467a5e5701:g:ouEAAOSwyQtVtxJM" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-75-VINTAGE-830s-830-SILVER-DESIGNER-HO-NORWAY-SOLJE-WEDDING-BROOCH-PIN/302700713729?hash=item467a5e5701:g:ouEAAOSwyQtVtxJM" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-75-VINTAGE-830s-830-SILVER-DESIGNER-HO-NORWAY-SOLJE-WEDDING-BROOCH-PIN/302700713729?hash=item467a5e5701:g:ouEAAOSwyQtVtxJM</a>, so pretty comfortable in believing the maker Norwegian. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Gothic 'S' in the shield has nothing to do with Saethers (founded 1924 or '36, depending on source), their early mark was an 'S' over a hammer - I've seen similar Gothic 'S' marks on late 19th century silver by known Norwegian makers, suspect it indicates '<b>S</b>ølv' (<b>S</b>ilver). Bit curious if another mark (at left of 'S') was intentionally defaced on the sølje linked by INH...</p><p><br /></p><p>This seller in this Worthpoint result <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-solje-brooch-norwegian-830-462360891" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-solje-brooch-norwegian-830-462360891" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-solje-brooch-norwegian-830-462360891</a> somehow believes their common sølje, described as 'Norwegian', was produced by Danish maker Henning Oddershede (won't delve into their other mangled assumptions and assertions) - for some reason, it's so common for sellers to lump all Scandinavian and Nordic countries together, using them interchangeably, some like to add 'Dutch' in there as well...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3391644, member: 111"]Sorry, don't know the maker and am a only a bit troubled by that last digit, doesn't look like a '0' to me, but doesn't really look like a '5' either - perhaps defaced in some way? Can't recall ever seeing Norwegian silver marked '835' (in fact, only one mid 20th century Danish maker comes to mind for any Scandinavian .835 silver), and the 'H.O.' mark appears on this typical crowned heart sølje (Mariasølje), the fineness stamped as '830S' [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-75-VINTAGE-830s-830-SILVER-DESIGNER-HO-NORWAY-SOLJE-WEDDING-BROOCH-PIN/302700713729?hash=item467a5e5701:g:ouEAAOSwyQtVtxJM[/URL], so pretty comfortable in believing the maker Norwegian. The Gothic 'S' in the shield has nothing to do with Saethers (founded 1924 or '36, depending on source), their early mark was an 'S' over a hammer - I've seen similar Gothic 'S' marks on late 19th century silver by known Norwegian makers, suspect it indicates '[B]S[/B]ølv' ([B]S[/B]ilver). Bit curious if another mark (at left of 'S') was intentionally defaced on the sølje linked by INH... This seller in this Worthpoint result [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-solje-brooch-norwegian-830-462360891[/URL] somehow believes their common sølje, described as 'Norwegian', was produced by Danish maker Henning Oddershede (won't delve into their other mangled assumptions and assertions) - for some reason, it's so common for sellers to lump all Scandinavian and Nordic countries together, using them interchangeably, some like to add 'Dutch' in there as well... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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