.830 order Silver Norwegian Solje Brooch

Product Name: .830 order Silver Norwegian Solje Brooch
This is a beautiful older Norwegian Solje brooch of .830 (83% silver content). This traditional brooch features an ornate central circle from which 6 filagree dangles with golden spoons are draped. Solje means "shiny" or "sunny" in Norwegian and is also the traditional jewelry of Norway. A piece of Solje would be given to young girls and order women as gifts at each important milestone of her life and it would also be passed on from one generation of women to another. This piece is marked .830S and has an older style C-Clasp. In fine vintage condition.