Rune Tennesmed Pewter Viking Ship Pin

Well, well, well...First, I love this small Viking ship pin made by Rune Tennesmed of Sweden, as I am a huge fan of Scandinavian jewelry (yes, I know I mention that often!).  Second, this appears to be a modern piece, still available for purchase today. 

Rune Tennesmed has taught me alot about researching and dating costume jewelry.  There is so much misinformation online about this designer, which has made me more careful everday about where I get my jewelry information and its accuracy.  I have seen people online claiming Rune Tennesmed is a person, but it seems that it is actually a pewter manufacturer (he may very well have started the company, but it is hard to say with the limited accurate information I could find).  Also, since R Tennesmed designs are similar to pieces produced in the United States in the 1960s, many people online are selling Rune Tennesmed jewelry as "vintage," when it is actually contemporary and still available for purchase online.  See http://www.pewterjewel.com/ for details.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing this piece.  Questions, comments, and additional information are always appreciated.  My online shop on http://www.rubylane.com/ is coming soon.

Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:

Pewter Jewel. Retrieved 5/17/2011 from http://pewterjewel.com/