This is a fine vintage silver brooch- made by Ola Gorie in the late 1950s / early 1960s.
It is certainly a finely modelled piece made from solid silver - marked simply on the reverse: SILVER and with the mark OLA. It is amongst the earliest of her designs and it is not yet being hallmarked. The OLA mark is an early one: pre-1963. These brooches do not come onto the market often. It is very Scandi-modern / atomic in design and inspiration.
My price reflects how attractive this design is - and the rarity of this special Gorie design.
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.
Dimensions: The width is 4.8 cm and the height is 3.2 cm.
It will be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked Parcel. Please select a signed for service at the checkout for delivery security so that we can get insurance for the jewellery in transit.
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.