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Description
A beautiful viking inspired bronze necklace designed by Studio Else & Paul, Hadeland, Oslo - Norway. A typical example of the 1970's ‘new’ look with a Tribe inspired design.
The work of Else & Paul is now avidly sought after, although in their early years, they were considered to advant garde for most people.
Signed: Studio E & P Norway. Measures pendant: 7cmW x 6.8 cmH. Necklace chain (doubled) 29 cm.
Norwegian Else Bernstein Hughes (1938–2002) and Englishman Paul C. Hughes (1934–1981) met in 1959 at the Central School of Arts & Crafts in London. Later they established their own workshop ‘Studio Else & Paul’ in Norway. They were known for their lovely work of using semi-precious stones such as Eilat from Israel or Malachite from Africa.