1950\'s Kupittaan Kulta Elis Kauppi Modernist Scandinavian sterling silver penda For Sale

1950\'s Kupittaan Kulta Elis Kauppi Modernist sterling silver pendant on 16.25\" modern designer necklace. No issues with either piece. The pendant measures 1 7/16\" tall.Elis Kauppi
One of the most important figures in
Finish jewelry design Elis Kauppi’s
vision of a new jewelry style
inspired a generation of designers and
launched Finland onto the international
jewelry design scene.In 1945, in Turku, Finland at the age of 24 ,
Kauppi started his renowned jewelry workshop
named Kupittaan Kulta. He was part of a young
group of makers which would forever change the
face of jewelry design. Kauppi\'s drive to innovate
originated from the difficult circumstances of the war and a desire to break out of the
usual standards of jewelry design of that time. The War and the Innovation of the Kupittaan Kulta WorkshopFinnish jewelry ingenuity was greatly tested during the
second world war and it was reported that even when
glass beads and stones were hard to obtain during the war
that the Kupittan Kulta workshop melted down colored pin
heads to provide jewelry accents and Finish granite was upgraded
to a precious stone. Below : L to Right: Kupitaan Kulta jewellery including
silver and amethyst ​flower pendant, the \"Mountain Stream\" necklace and
a modernist Kupittan Kulta broochInternational Acclaim
Kauppi, representing Finland, started exhibiting
internationally in the 1950\'s winning prestigious awards. His \"Mountain Stream\"
necklace which featured cascading bubbles of spectrolite and rock crystals
was an example of his original craftsmanship. The anvil benchmark beside the
Turku town stamp are identifying marks for this designer and his company.Modernist Forms
Attention to simplicity and form was at the heart of Kauppi\'s jewelry designs
.Kauppi’s designs emphasized abstraction, and being a true modernist he
he rejected the previously popular naturalistic forms of the forties which focused on
flower and leaf type designs. With great emphasis on craftsmanship
his strong and bold jewelry designs remain strikingly relevant to this day.