This is a very rare vintage cast silver brooch. It was made by Ola Gorie in the 1980s. The design is modelled on a stylised plough seen from the side - with foliage in fields below.
It is certainly a piece by Ola Gorie that does not come on the market often - and it is probably a brooch more of interest to the collector of early Gorie designs.
It has an Edinburgh hallmark - and a tiny date letter (L) for the year 1985. It is marked OMG in a lozenge on the reverse.
My price reflects how rare this little brooch is. It is a fair price. It measures 5.5 cm across and with a height of 2.5 cm.
It is in lovely shiny condition with no damages. The brooch has a pin and with a rollover catch. The brooch will be sent to you in a little simple silver card gift box.
It will be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked Parcel.
BIOGRAPHY: Ola Gorie was born on 27 October 1937 in Scotland. She was one of the most famous and award-winning British jewellery designers. After graduating from Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, she qualified as a goldsmith. Gorie was inspired by Celtic Arts and Crafts designs, as well as Norwegian motifs. She began creating her unique jewelry designs in the 1960s. From 1964 - to the 1990s - these were marked OLA, OMG (for Ola Marie Gorie, OG and with ST. Sil (for Sterling Silver. Her company was located at Kirkwall in Orkney and in the 1990s it employed some 55 silversmiths. When Ola retired in 1997 the business was taken over and successfully run by her daugher Ingrid Tate. She was awarded an MBE in 1999 in recognition of her lifetime's work.