Gleaming color on a silver and gilt ground to make any winter shrink up and fade at least for today. Jugendstil, Art Nouveau with a Norwegian spin. Living from 1865 to 1914, Gustav Gaudernack worked in both gold and glass.

Dåse. ca. 1905-1910. — Dåse. ca. 1905-1910. Gold plated silver with mirror and Cloisonné enamel. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/no/object/OK-1983-0084#

Libelleskålen. 1908. — Libelleskålen. 1908. Gilded silver filigree with mirror and plique-a-jour enamel. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/no/object/OK-08461#

Skje, Mokkaskje. 1905-1910. — Skje, Mokkaskje. 1905-1910. Gold plated silver with mirror and Champlevé enamel. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/no/object/NMK.2014.0427#

Sil, Tesil. 1901. — Sil, Tesil. 1901. Gold plated silver with Champlevé enamel. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/no/object/OK-1983-0075R

Viking boats in rainbow glass mosaic in a network of gilt threads and things to go with them. Useful if the Norsemen of the North ever return and pretty just to keep around the herregård. Norwegian. Goldsmith Marius Hammer, maker (1847-1927). Roughly contemporary with Gustav Gaudernack whose work we saw a bit back with more coming.

Cup and saucer. ca. 1900. — Cup and saucer. ca. 1900. Gilded silver and plique-a-jour enamel. Almost certainly made by Marius Hammer. Image © John Atzbach Antiques. Fair use license. via http://atzbach.com/product/a-norwegian-gilded-silver-and-plique-a-jour-enamel-cup-and-saucer/

Bordoppsats (Jardiniere). 1898-1902. — Bordoppsats (Jardiniere). 1898-1902. Filigree silver with window and mirror enamel over guilloche. Collection of the Nasjonal Museet. Fair use license. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/NMK.2008.0732

Creamer (detail). ca. 1898-1910. — Creamer (detail) . Gilt silver and enamel. ca. 1898-1910. Image © Heritage Auctions, HA.com. Fair use license. via https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-holloware-continental/a-russian-gilt-silver-and-enamel-sugar-bowl-with-marius-hamm

Tesil Sil (tea strainer). ca. 1900. — Tesil Sil (tea strainer). ca. 1900. Molded and filigree silver and gilding with window enameling and perforation. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. Fair use license. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/OK-1990-0068#

Skål. ca. 1895. — Skål. ca. 1895. Filigree work in gold-plated silver, with mirror enamel and window painting. Image © Nasjonal Museet, Oslo. Fair use license. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/OK-1995-0086#

Jugendstil with a Norwegian twist in colors as grand as the Northern Lights to make the coldest heart dance. Living from 1865 to 1914, Gustav Gaudernack worked in both gold and glass.

Dragonfly. 1905-1908. — Dragonfly. 1905-1908. Gold, silver and enamel. Collection of the Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/OK-2003-0087

Spoons. 1905-1910. — Spoons. 1905-1910. Gold-plated silver with mining enamel. Image © Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/OK-1983-0078D

Dish with stem. 1904-1905 — Dish with stem. 1904-1905. Silver gilding and plique-a-jour enamel. Collection of the Walters Museum, Baltimore. CC0 0 License. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/82522/art-nouveau-dish-with-stem/

Dish. 1895. — Dish. 1895. Cast and gilt silver with plique-a-jour enamel. Image © the Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/object/OK-1992-0109#

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