RARE R. Landerholm Tennesmed mid-century Swedish pewter pendant w/ blue ceramic

Description: Pewter pendant on chain - dark blue ceramic centerMarked TENN with the signature R. Landerholm on the backPendant measures 2" by 1.75" / Chain is 26" NOTE: Not sure if the chain is original to the necklace - but this is the way it was found. As noted in the information below, jewelry pieces by Landerholm with ceramic are relatively rare. This piece is in nice, clean condition. Roland Landerholm vintage pewter jewelry (1950-1970s) The history of R Landerholm hand-signed modernist jewelry began in the 1950s in Sweden. Originally a ceramic workshop, “Handelsbolaget Ahlby Keramik Landerholm & Söner” was a family owned business. Its founders were the three brothers Henry, Leif and Roland. Thanks to Roland Landerholm (1928-1993), who was a gifted artist and goldsmith, their workshop began to produce jewelry in addition to pottery. Roland’s modernist and avant-garde designer jewelry quickly brought success to the company. Widely exported abroad, today these jewelry pieces, mainly made in 1950-1970s, are highly collectible, the price of which increases every year.Noteworthy, Roland’s jewelry designs very rarely combined pewter and ceramic, and for good reason. Very critical of his art, Roland used to break his creations when he was dissatisfied with his creation. Therefore, there is so little jewelry with ceramics, and little is known about his ceramic artworks. The markings traditionally include “R Landerholm” (often inscribed by the designer himself) and “Tenn”, the Swedish word for tin. Also, Swedish jewelry normally has a triple crown of three crown insignia, signifying Sweden. PLEASE NOTE: The vast majority of pieces we sell are from estates. We sell them AS FOUND. We do not deep clean or do repairs. We describe everything as accurately as we can and show multiple photos. There may, however be things we have overlooked or not noted. PLEASE EXAMINE ALL PHOTOS CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASING, BIDDING OR MAKING AN OFFER, AS WE ACCEPT NO RETURNS. If you have any questions concerning an item, please contact us. We will try to answer them.

Price: 75 USD

Location: Athens, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-07T20:50:22.000Z

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