Antique Henrik Lund 830s silver sølje pendant

Beautiful pendant by silver artisan Henrik Lund. 

Henrik Lund's work in silver filigree
Photo: Unkjend / "Norske nårnesliv", published by Det norske nårneslivs forl. Bergen : Det norske nårneslivs forl., 1942-1956 (Bergen, 1949)
Henrik Lund (born 1883, died 1960) settled as a silversmith in Notodden in 1911. The workshop with the associated retail store was located at Storgata 58.

Henrik Lund specialized in bunad silver, but he also made a wide range of other jewelery and objects. In 1949, Lund had six men in the workshop, and among other things, jewelry, brooches, crosses, bracelets, rings and bunad silver etc. were produced in silver filigree. The business had customers far outside Notodden.

Henrik Lund received a gold medal for his own work in gold and silver filigree at the Telemark County Exhibition in 1923. In 1950 he received the King's Medal of Merit in gold for his work.

In 1939, he transferred a retail store at Storgata 51 to his son, Kristian Fredrik Lund. In addition to running a business, the son ran a workshop where 3-4 men were working on repairs and the production of silver filigree. In 1958, the second part of the business was also handed over to daughter Gerd and son-in-law Kåre Brattekås.

Henrik Lund died in 1960. The company continued until 1980