Description
Yngvar O Kristiansen, a pair of iolite cabochon set silver drop earrings, Tromsø, Norway, circa 2000, stamped ‘YOK‘ for Yngvar O Kristiansen, ‘925S’ and ‘Viking’, the iolite cabochon approximately 6 mm diameter, the earrings 2.4 cm diameter, hook wires also stamped ‘925’ (Ref S880) SOLD
Iolite is the gem variety of cordierite which is the stone by which the Vikings navigated the sea, hence used in these copies of Viking jewellery by Yngvar O Kristiansen. This Viking range (called Stein Y Krinstiansen) was introduced in the early 90s and ceased to be made around the millennium.
