Denmark Hugo Grun - Just Andersen - Ivar Holth Norway Sterling Silver Scandinavian Themed Charm Bracelet Circa 1940s

Measurements: 7.75"L x .5"W (19.69cm x 1.27cm)

Markings: Bracelet: HGr. 830S

• Mermaid: Just A Sterling - 1.5"L x .6"W (3.81cm x 1.52cm)
• Puff "Norge" Viking Ship Charm: 830S (Faint MM) - .75"L x .6"W (1.91cm x 1.52cm)
• Unicorn Charm: 830S - B or E Makers Mark .6"L x .6"W (1.52cm x 1.52cm)
• Reindeer - Just Sterling - .9"L x .75"W (2.29cm x 1.91cm)
• Danish Crown: None (tested as sterling) .9"L x .5"W (2.29cm x 1.27cm)
• Flat Viking Ship: H in a Circle Maker's Mark (Ivar Holthe) - Sterling Norway      .75"L x .6"W (1.91cm x 1.52cm)

Weight: 51.7g

Hefty sterling silver double links vintage Scandinavian themed charm bracelet. Bracelet features a Hugo Grun Denmark chain, several Just Andersen Denmark charms, a Ivar Holth Norway charm and several other charms, all sterling silver. Bracelet is in excellent condition, with little to no wear. All charms are tightly secured. 

Hugo Grun - Master Goldsmith located in Copenhagen from 1918 through 1937. Company's named changed in 1937 to Hugo Grun & Co. and continued operations till 1985.

Just Andersen started making jewellery In his own workshop in 1918, having received a kickstart from Mogens Ballin with a 3 year project to decorate an altar in Copenhagen. He produced beautiful figural sculptures in gold as pieces of jewellery, but they were of course very expensive, and so he also started working in silver and pewter and "Disko", an alloy which he discovered himself. His pewter hollowware from that period commands very high prices today.
At the end of the 1920s, Just Andersen started to move from individual ‘unica' pieces to a more streamlined production method, collaborating with a Swedish goldsmith and introducing pieces inspired by the simple forms of Nordic pre-historic jewellery. (Source: Jacob Thage, Danish Jewellery, 1990)
Just Andersen died in 1943, but his workshop continued under the management of his widow and Ellen Schlanbusch (1902-2005) who worked for the company for a total of 50 years, and who became artistic director. Karen Strand, Arje Griegst and Jane Wiberg were all apprentices in the post-war period. The company closed in 1973. (Source:Vibeke Marssoe)  

The Ivar T Holth silversmithy was first registered in Oslo, Norway in 1943. They produced an extensive amount of jewellery often using guilloche enamel . Much of the jewellery was exported overseas. The company was managed  by Per Holth, Ivar's son after his death, from the late seventies until 2007.