Here we have a substantial Sterling silver cross pendant from Ola Gorie the famous Scottish silversmith working in Orkney. This classic Celtic cross is one of her vintage designs. It is in Excellent vintage condition and benefits from dark acid effect background on which the silver twist details become more dramatic. This Ola Gorie Siver Cletic Cross Pendant measures 12 cms square with the ring top and attached loop being 1.5 cms. this superb Cross has a good solid chunky feel to it. It has the quality you can expect from a world renowned award winning jeweller and a design that is ancient yet has appeal in modern times. There is a smooth reverse to this silver cross where the item has the following hallmarks upon it: OMG for Ola M. Gorie, the letter ' E ' which dates it to 1979 , the Lion Rampant to show it is 925 Sterling Silver and the Castle which is the mark for Edinburgh where it was assayed. This silver Ola Gorie Celtic Cross Pendant comes as shown with no chain but it would be simple to pop this onto your own silver chain, silver torque or onto a ribbon to enable it to be worn as a pendant.
JEWELLERY DETAILS
Designer or Brand: Ola Gorie
Country of Origin: Scoland - Orkney
Assay Office: Edinburgh 1979
Condition: Excellent
Decade: 1970s
Era: Vintage
Type: Cross Pendant
Style: Celtic
Material: Sterling silver
A little more about Ola Gorie:-
Ola Gorie is a most respected Silversmith and Jewellery designer working on the Scottish Island of Orkney. A traditional range of Scottish and Celtic jewellery is still made in Orkney by her dedicated team of craftspeople. An Art Student in the 1960's, Ola Gorie explored her Celtic and Norse heritage and the island of Orkney to find inspiration for stylish, wearable, modern jewellery. She has worked for more than 5 decades perfecting her craft - one of the reasons why any item of jewellery with the mark for Ola Gorie is of the highest quality and most stylish of designs.
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