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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 2021074, member: 111"]'Sølje' means 'brooch', somehow over time, it's come to be commonly used for any bunadsølv (traditional costume silver) with dangles, and yes, I use it too, easier than going into technicalities. Hallingdal maker Sando's site is my favorite for bunadsølv - it has numerous pieces shown by region, for men as well as women, and good descriptions, handily available in English, as well this page on the 'Hidden Messages' in the brooches: <a href="https://www.bunadsolje.com/en/category/6/1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bunadsolje.com/en/category/6/1.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bunadsolje.com/en/category/6/1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I like this one, very Dragestil (dragon-style) in design, would doubt it's really traditional, but more intended for the tourist trade (suspect it has some decent age to it, perhaps a true antique) - looks like the stamping is fairly thin, and there may be a light mark that was struck gently to avoid distorting the design, have seen marks struck too hard, causing the mark to appear on the front too (they're also sometimes marked on the front, around the edge)...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 2021074, member: 111"]'Sølje' means 'brooch', somehow over time, it's come to be commonly used for any bunadsølv (traditional costume silver) with dangles, and yes, I use it too, easier than going into technicalities. Hallingdal maker Sando's site is my favorite for bunadsølv - it has numerous pieces shown by region, for men as well as women, and good descriptions, handily available in English, as well this page on the 'Hidden Messages' in the brooches: [URL]https://www.bunadsolje.com/en/category/6/1.html[/URL] I like this one, very Dragestil (dragon-style) in design, would doubt it's really traditional, but more intended for the tourist trade (suspect it has some decent age to it, perhaps a true antique) - looks like the stamping is fairly thin, and there may be a light mark that was struck gently to avoid distorting the design, have seen marks struck too hard, causing the mark to appear on the front too (they're also sometimes marked on the front, around the edge)... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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