David Andersen Norway Sterling Modernist Long Viking Oar Dangle Earrings Circa 1960s

Measurements: 1.25"L x .5"W (3.18cm x .64cm)

Markings: 925 David-Andersen Norway Sterling

Weight: 7.6g

Superb sterling silver Viking oar or paddle modernist by the renowned David Andersen. Earrings are currently screw back style but included with purchase is a new pair of silver lever back earring findings so they can quickly and easily be converted for pierced ears. They have been professionally polished and look almost new again.  

The company was founded in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway by David Andersen in 1876. Andersen (1843-1901) was a gold and silversmith with a keen sense of quality and the high standards of his workmanship brought early success to the firm. By 1888, Andersen was able to expand his workshop into a steam powered plant and a second retail location was opened in Oslo in 1892.
David Andersen died in 1901, his son, Arthur Andersen, took the reins of the firm at that time. Arthur instituted some important changes, he decided to hyphenate the family name to David-Andersen, and as chief designer, he introduced the use of enameling on the company's gold and silver jewelry as well as hollowware. The new line was so successful that enamelled jewelry has become nearly synonymous with the David-Andersen name. The firm has remained a family business and is now run by members of the fourth generation, Uni and Jon David-Andersen.