A book for anyone interested in Scandinavian enamel jewelry, featuring 128 (one hundred twenty-eight) Scandinavian enamel workshops and their artisans, their makers mark, and samples of their work from the Golden Age of enamel jewelry (1860 to 1960). From 1860 to 1960, an era of Scandinavian enamel jewelry production flourished. Because Scandinavian enamel had extremely high technical and artistic quality, this period is called the "golden age" of enamel jewelry and thus an important era in enamel arts history. From the late 1800's, enamel art became one of the most prestigious fields in Scandinavia and by 1904 for example, at the Saint Louis World's Fair held in Missouri, USA, Norwegian enamellists received awards in enameling that surpassed their Russian counterparts. However, there was almost no information published about these award-winning master goldsmith artisans. The book is about prominent Scandinavian master goldsmiths and their Workshops. Each 122 Scandinavian workshops include a photograph of the founding artesian (if possible), at least one of their Makers Mark(s), and photograph(s)s of a selection of their enamel work. The book also contains 6 unidentified Scandinavian workshops. Independent reviews of the Northern Lights books Per Bredo Østby, Norske Gull-Og Solvstempler Gjennom Tidene 1500-1950 I have told many about it. Your work is quite marvelous. Karina Øksdahl, administrator Norske Sølv- Og Emaljesmykker/ Norwegian Silver Jewelry If I compare this to other books I have, I will learn much more from this one. I will use it over and over again. It should be read from cover to cover with great joy. Mary Walshok, PhD., author and Knight of the Royal Order of the Polar Star, Sweden This is a forever book! Duncan Cornell Card, Esq. Bennett Jones (Bermuda) The definitive survey on Scandinavian enamel art, a subject that has been extremely neglected except for very well-informed collectors and curators. Duke Johnson, Founder, and CEO La Jolla Institute for Wealth Management The 30 years to production certainly paid off! It presents a concise, well written resource for scholars, researchers, and fine art historians and collectors. The format enhances the reader's ability to identify periods, locales, and families practicing this art form. An interesting and easy read! Marianne Ellefsen, collector and eBay seller I use the book every day. It is a treasure for me as a collector and eBay seller. It is unique, nothing like it exists. Ole Petter Rasch-Olsen - Founder OPRO, goldsmith It is undoubtedly the best 'encyclopedia' yet about the enamel industry. I have been a goldsmith for more than 54 years and I still found lots of new information. It's so good I bought two copies! Cynthia Haynes Northern Lights is meticulously researched and obviously took years to put together. The breadth of knowledge about Norwegian enamel artisans makes this a fascinating read! The images are beautiful, and this book has helped me identify some maker's marks that I was unable to identify before. It has also filled a gap in the existing research about Norway's beautiful jewelry from late 19th century and 20th century artisans. So happy to add this to my collection!