RETRO SILVER PENDANT, 60,s, KUPITTAAN KULTA, E. KAUPPI

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Elis Kauppi; 1921-2004, born at Turku, Finland, has been one of the few pioneers in the Finnish modern jewellery. He started on jewellery branch 1936 and founded Kupittaan Kulta Oy with two friends after the war 1945 and made his active career as the designer and art director in that company until his retirement. Kupittaan Kulta Oy was export company exporting to mainly to Nordic and Central European countries, but also to USA and Japan. Modern Finnish jewellery art can be seen started 1958, when four major modern jewellery designers: Bertel Gardberg, Elis Kauppi, Börje Rajalin and Eero Rislakki, held revolutionary modern jewellery exhibition at artek in H elsinki. The jewellery of Kauppi has been exhibited in several international exhibitions and museums: Formes Scandinaves, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris 1958-1959; The Modern Jewellery Exhibition, Goldsmiths´ Hall, London 1961; Pforzheim Jewellery Museum 1967 and 1970; International Art Exhibition in Shibya, Tokyo 1970, 1973 and 1976. This particular modern Finnish design pendant is stamped with export hallmarks: anvil (= manufacturer label: Kupittaan Kulta Oy), 925S (= silver per 1000) and FINLAND. The size is 3.9 x 3.9 cm 1½ x 1½ inches. The chain is 60 cm equal to over 23½ inches long. Notice the picture from the factory catalogue. This pendant is a fine example of very read more

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