Norway · Silversmithing; Jewellery; Norwegian heritage
Norsk Sølvfiligran — Søljemakeri
The Norwegian silver filigree tradition — specifically the Sølje (a round brooch form with hanging spoon-shaped pendants) that is the defining Norwegian bridal and bunad silver jewelry, produced in regional styles corresponding to the bunad costume traditions of each Norwegian county. The Norwegian gullsmed reads the correct silver wire temper through the same rotation-and-resistance assessment as the Swedish (CRAFT-1454) and Dutch (CRAFT-1384) filigree traditions, here calibrated to Norwegian 830 silver — the same purity as Swedish 830 but with slightly different working characteristics from the specific Norwegian silver alloy suppliers.
Risk level: Stable · Not listed; Norwegian silver filigree on the Norwegian national heritage inventory; closely related to the bunad costume heritage (CRAFT-1467)
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