Oskar_Woldemar_Pihl

Oskar Pihl

Oskar Pihl

Finnish silversmith and designer

Oskar Woldemar Pihl (11 February 1890 in Moscow – 22 August 1959 in Helsinki) was a Finnish silversmith and Fabergé workmaster, born in the Russian Empire, brother of Alma Pihl. He was the son of Knut Oskar Pihl [fi] and of the daughter of August Holmström, Fanny Holmström (1869–1949). Workmaster in August Holmström's workshop, he made small items such as enameled tie pins. His hallmark is OP.

Oskar Pihl at work.

Pihl moved to Finland due to the Russian Revolution (1917–1923).[1]

References

  • Bainbridge, H. C.: Peter Carl Fabergé: Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court. 1966.
  • Постникова-Лосева, М. М. & Платонова, Н. Г. П. & Ульянова, Б.Л.: ЗОЛОТОЕ И СЕРЕБРЯНОЕ ДЕЛО XV–XX вв. 2003.
  • Hill, Gerard & Smorodinova G. G. & Ulyanova, B. L.: Fabergé and the Russian master Goldsmiths. 2008.

Notes

  1. [1]
    "405. KAULAKORU, 102 briljantti- ja 8/8 hiottuja timantteja n." (in Finnish). Bukowskis. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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