Oskar Woldemar Pihl (11 February 1890 in

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– 22 August 1959 in

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) was a Finnish silversmith and Fabergé workmaster, born in the Russian Empire, brother of Alma Pihl. He was the son of and of the daughter of

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, Fanny Holmström (1869–1949). Workmaster in August Holmström's workshop, he made small items such as enameled tie pins. His hallmark is ''OP''. Pihl moved to Finland due to the

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(1917–1923).

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.

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Finnish silversmiths Silversmiths from the Russian Empire Fabergé workmasters 1890 births 1959 deaths Finnish people from the Russian Empire White Russian emigrants to Finland {{Finland-bio-stub