September 15, 2019
Rare Birger Haglund South Africa Silver Safari Animals Necklace Bracelet Earring
VINTAGE 1940’s/50’s BIRGER HAGLUND JEWELLERY SET. Offered for sale is this very rare jewellery set which was made in South Africa in the late 1940’s/early 1950’s by the Swedish Silversmith Birger Haglund. The set comprises of the necklace with matching bracelet and a similar contemporary pair of screw back earrings. All items are in a used vintage condition and the silver shows signs of use, light tarnish, nicks to the silver, all commensurate with age and being worn. The bracelet has had a new bar clasp added as the original one had snapped in half. The bracelet measures 7 inch in length and comprises of four circular panels, each one containing a different design: zebra, rhino, elephant & African lady. The necklace measures 15 inch in length and has three circular panels, Elephant, African lady and Zebra. The earrings are a different design but match the rest of the set very well. These are screw back earrings. All pieces bear the Haglund mark. Birger Haglund was a Swedish silversmith but produced items of jewellery in Johannesburg, South Africa for four years, between 1948 & 1952, so these items of jewellery are very rare. BOX NOT INCLUDED, FOR DISPLAY ONLY. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER VINTAGE/JEWELLERY ITEMS FOR SALE. BOX NOT INCLUDED, for display only. The item “Rare Birger Haglund South Africa Silver Safari Animals Necklace Bracelet Earring” is in sale since Monday, April 8, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewellery\Vintage Fine Jewellery\Retro (1940s)”. The seller is “lonecougar” and is located in Buxton, Derbyshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Metal: Silver
- Type: Necklace/ Choker