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Topic: Iconic Kalo Norse Line Pitcher

chicagosilver

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Registered: Aug 2005

posted 08-01-2013 12:16 PM

Ever see something you really admire in a book, and wonder what it actually looks like in person?

Here's page 80 from Sharon Darling's ground-breaking "Chicago Metalsmiths" book:

Here's the actual pitcher. Beautiful design, proportion, hammering, and overall craftsmanship:

From a Summer 1992 "American Silversmith" interview with the Kalo Shop's Robert Bower:

"We had an arrangement with a sales organization to sell a wholesale line consisting of 40 items of all new Kalo sterling designs that were handwrought and of substantial weight. It was called the Norse line. All the samples were ready to go, then the market crashed in 1929. That was the end of the wholesale business."

Kalo Norse line items were in the Danish taste, and were likely a reaction to the success of Georg Jensen silver. As with all Kalo silver, the pieces were made by hand and are truly masterful.

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