Vintage 1968 Sterling Silver Shetland Viking Longships Cufflinks

Fine Shetland silver cufflinks featuring a classic Viking longship as made popular in the designs of silversmith Alexander Ritchie. The diamond with the longship is connected by a silver chain to an oval disc.

The silver was hallmarked in Edinburgh SS ( Shetland Silver now known as Shetland Jewellery Weisdale, Shetland ) Edinburgh

In good used vintage condition.

Size approx. Diamond shape 18mm x 14mm - Oval disc 17mm x 13mm

Shetland Silver - now known as Shetland Jewellery. Jack Rae trained as a Jeweller in Edinburgh, later establishing his own business in St. Andrew Square.He was one of the first in Scotland to achieve the prestigious qualification of FGA – Fellow of the Gemological Association.

In 1945, Jack Rae and his wife Margaret moved to the Shetland Isle of Foula; the most isolated island in the British Isles. Jack worked as a lay preacher and Margaret as a teacher at the Foula Primary school with a school roll of eight (all boys).

In 1949, Jack Rae, along with his family, moved from Foula to Weisdale in the mainland of Shetland, and in 1953 started this business, known then as Shetland Silvercraft.Jack took on a young jewellers apprentice that same year - Jim Moncrieff. Jim remained with the company until his retirement in 2001.