Norway · Silversmithing; Jewellery; Bergen heritage
Bergensk Sølvsmie — Hukkelberg og Møster
The Bergen silversmithing tradition — the historic center of Norwegian silversmithing established through the Hanseatic trade connection, whose guild tradition of silver marking dates to the 17th century. The Bergen sølvsmed reads the correct chased relief depth for the characteristic Bergen silver narrative chasing through a raking-light relief assessment — tilting the chased silver panel at a raking angle and reading the specific graduated shadow that indicates the correct relief depth for the Bergen three-dimensional narrative chasing tradition.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed; Bergen silver tradition on the Norwegian national heritage inventory
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