1970's Bjorn Weckstrom sterling silver Lapponia Finland necklace

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1970's Bjorn Weckstrom sterling silver Lapponia Finland necklace

About the Item

A beautiful necklace made of Sterling silver and glass by the noted Finnish designer Bjorn Weckstrom. It is marked .925 Sterling U7 Lapponia Bjorn. I have been informed that this piece dates from the 1970's. It is an elegant and beautiful modernist design. The pendant is approx 2.875 inches long 2 inches wide and approx .75 inches deep. The necklace is approx 28 inches long. A brief biography of his life and work follows:
Professor Björn Weckström, Finnish sculptor and jewellery designer, has worked for Lapponia Jewelry since 1963. The gold nuggets Björn Weckström found in Lapland in the early 1960s were the start of an entirely new jewellery design, a design inspired by nature. A forerunner in his field, the artist breaks the traditional concepts of jewellery design by boldly combining different materials.
The artist considers the brilliance of gold on the surface of a piece of jewellery as somewhat artificial. His creations seek to liberate gold from this cold brilliance and to replace it with the warm matt glow characteristic of genuine gold. His collection of silver jewellery is also of major importance in freeing jewellery design from its traditional forms. Weckström perceives gold as having a dramatic and charged character, whereas silver is cool, the material of soft, tranquil design.
For Björn Weckström, a piece of jewellery is a miniature sculpture with a human background. As a sculptor he has enhanced the appreciation and respect of jewellery design as an art form in itself. He casts his jewellery models in plaster as three-dimensional forms. This creates the spontaneous element of each item - a freshness that is normally only possible for unique pieces.

Dimensions:
Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
Finland
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1970's
Condition:
Very good with age appropriate wear.
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U0811118350578