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1970s Hannu Ikonen Reindeer Moss Bronze Pendant & Chain, Made In Finland-Thrift Shop Find, $1.50!!!

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    Posted 8 years ago

    Efesgirl
    (1017 items)

    I decided to hit my favorite thrift shop before they close for the holiday, and found this hanging alongside the costume jewelry necklaces. It looked just too good to leave there. I didn't even see the "Made In Finland" stamp until I was home. It's on the back of the pendant, on the top stem which connects to the chain. I scrolled through various photos on Google until I found my necklace. I discovered that Hannu Ikonen is a very important modernist jewelry designer.

    http://www.hopea20.com/pages/hannu-ikonen

    "Finland
    Hannu Ikonen’s refined yet striking designs have become truly iconic in the world of modernist jewelry.
    Ikonen worked in both silver and bronze, producing for the Finnish firm of Valo-Koru throughout the 1970s. His famous “Renmoosblüte” or Reindeer moss pieces in many ways perfectly embody the new Finnish impulse in jewelry making in their sculptural quality and modern interpretation of a natural theme.
    Reindeer moss, also known as Iceland Moss, is traditionally used in funerary wreaths however there is a certain joy in Ikonen’s interpretations. His designs are at once bold and delicate, and the patina that naturally develops on the pieces provides an exceptionally dramatic relief. Most of Ikonen’s designs are simply stamped “MADE IN FINLAND”. "

    Here you can see more of his artistry (copy & paste - no hot link here):

    http://www.ebay.com/cln/izeugma/Hannu-Ikonen/75186089012

    I'm so pleased!

    Thanks for looking, CW friends! ~Bonnie

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    Comments

    1. kyratango kyratango, 8 years ago
      As usual, you have THE EYE !
      Beautiful design!
    2. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      kyra - it pays to keep haunting the thrift shops around here. What's so nice about this necklace is that the chain is also bronze. If you don't look, you don't find!
    3. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 8 years ago
      This is very cool! Is it gold too? Your link is not working???
    4. jscott0363 jscott0363, 8 years ago
      Bonnie, What an INCREDIBLE deal!!!!! It's awesome looking!
    5. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      shareurpassion - the entire necklace is bronze.

      Here is the link again:

      http://www.ebay.com/cln/izeugma/Hannu-Ikonen/75186089012
    6. Stillwater Stillwater, 8 years ago
      Great find, I've had a few of these pieces before. I also have one in my personal collection that is unsigned, but quite extravagant. I think it is by Pentti Sarpaneva, but I could never find a match in any of this group of Finnish bronze jewelry artisans. Its quite an awesome piece of jewelry :

      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/61650-necklace
    7. Newtimes Newtimes, 8 years ago
      Love it, have the same one...great piece.
    8. Peasejean55 Peasejean55, 8 years ago
      This is a good buy, well done. :-)
    9. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Awesome! I'm Finnish, too! As soon as I saw it, before I read your description - I though to myself, 'THAT is an art piece'... You do have a great eye. Why can't we reference our ebay or etsy or other pages here?
    10. kyratango kyratango, 8 years ago
      Marga has one at the moment:
      http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=401049368601&alt=web
    11. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      I like this one better!

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