I found this vintage brooch signed by VW

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by rish, Jan 1, 2024.

  1. rish

    rish Active Member

    PXL_20240101_165336668.RAW-01.COVER.jpg PXL_20240101_165411079.RAW-01.COVER.jpg

    Then discovered its by Viggo Wolney, but it doesn't say fammik on the brooch backing... it looks more vintage than antique to me. I love the stone. I tried to search for it, and the only search result I see is mine when I posted somewhere else so it looks like a rare piece... Has anyone heard of Viggo Wolney?
     
    Dessert58 and reader like this.
  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Very nice brooch, rish. Looks like Baltic amber, which is found on the coasts of Denmark.
    The V.W. mark looks good to me.:)
    Viggo Wolny (without an 'e') worked for several companies, not just for Jammik. Most of his work is Modernist.
    It often looks like fammik but it is actually Jammik.;)
     
    reader, komokwa and Bakersgma like this.
  3. rish

    rish Active Member

    Haha, thanks for this info, I've seen several misspellings of this name so wasn't sure.
     
    Any Jewelry likes this.
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I think this is one he made independently, so you don't have to worry about the spelling of Jammik.:)
     
  5. rish

    rish Active Member

    Thank you @Any Jewelry I thought it was a carnelian... I got this from Vinted for about £16 including shipping. I think its one of my favourites.
     
    mirana and Any Jewelry like this.
  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Is it cold to the touch, or warmish?
    A bargain!:woot::woot::)
     
  7. rish

    rish Active Member

    It feels cold to touch, I have no idea what this means :)
     
  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It means that you're right, it is carnelian.:)
    'Proper' stones, like carnelian, are cold. Amber, a fossilized tree resin, is warm.
     
    Last edited: Jan 1, 2024
    rish, Happy!, reader and 2 others like this.
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page