Helle-Smia

Helle-Smia is a Norwegian gold- and silversmithing workshop in Røyken, Asker. It is registered as a sole proprietorship under organisation number 992 782 285, with a business classification for jewellery manufacture. The same organisation number appears in the workshop's own presentation.

On its website, Janne describes work involving filigree, handmade bunad silver, repairs and redesign of gold and silver jewellery. Its assortment includes brooches, buttons and other bunad accessories. This documents the workshop's field of activity, but does not attribute every item in an online shop to its own manufacture.

When assessing older jewellery, distinguish the original maker from a later repairer and a retailer. A workshop receipt can be useful evidence, but check whether it concerns purchase, repair or redesign: these are different events. A traditional pattern alone does not identify a particular workshop.

Photograph the front, back, pin attachment and all markings. Record what is documented and what is only an oral account. Keep details of alterations with the object's ownership history. No responsibility marks are attributed to Helle-Smia here.

Browse OBA's bunad silver and brooches, or use our buying enquiries page to offer jewellery with an identified or uncertain maker.