Tone Vigeland Wide Chain (Bred Lenke) Bracelet Victorian Between two of these panels

Between two of these panels is one with a reindeer pulling a man in a sled

He is a sculptor who looks upon jewelry as “miniature sculpture with the human body in the background” “drawing his inspiration from the shape and matte surface of gold nuggets from Finnish Lapland” as stated on the Lapponia website

His work is also distinguished from that of his North American colleagues in that he frequently worked in brass and copper along with silver

The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda was produced in conjunction with the exhibit

Founded in 1945 by silversmith Ellis Kauppi

Tone Vigeland Wide Chain (Bred Lenke) Bracelet Victorian Between two of these panelsTone Vigeland (1938 2024) is one of the most important Norwegian studio jewelers of the 20th century. From 1958 61 she worked for PLUS, the artisan cooperative founded by Per Tannum in 1958 and led by Erling Christoffersen and Anna Greta Eker. Vigeland is known for her sculptural jewelry some of which, like this piece, are easily wearable and others of which are more challenging. Vigelands work is in the collections of many museums including the