Brooch by Øivind Modahl
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By Øivind Modahl, Oslo, Norway
Year of design: ca 1965
Hallmarks: Øivind Modahl Oslo Norway [maker’s mark] 925 S [maker’s mark] Sterling
Material(s): Silver with rough uncut ruby
Width (broadest point): 2 9/16 inches
Comment(s): Documented in the Norwegian magazine Gullsmedkunst (Art of Silversmithry), 1965
Description
Silver brooch with rough, uncut (and probably Norwegian) Ruby. Brutalist expression from modernist master Øyvind Modahl of Oslo.