Born in Østre Toten in Norway in 1843, David Andersen is widely considered to be one of Norway’s finest goldsmiths and silversmiths. Andersen began his career in 1859 with an apprenticeship for the jeweller Jacob Tostrup in what is now called Oslo. During this time, he travelled widely to places including Berlin, Paris, and London, where he would promote and import works using the distinctive Norwegian filigree technique.
Andersen then established his own workshop in 1876, and thanks to the exceptional quality of his pieces, the company quickly rose to prominence as a leading name in Norway’s jewellery and goldsmithing industries. By 1899, the firm employed 121 members of staff and they were awarded with two gold medals for their offering at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. Following Andersen’s death in 1901, his son Arthur took over the business and it remains a family-run enterprise today, now in its fourth generation and continuing the development and production of fine jewellery and silverware.
