A Salver No. 290
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 558
Proceeds : 1.600 €
Copenhagen. Model approx. 1918, executed 1918-27. Sterlingsilver, marked 925S, MM: Georg Jensen, numb. 290, no Assay Mark. Few traces of usage. 45 x 29,5 cm, weight approx. 1200 g. - Literature: Drucker, Georg Jensen, p. 305; Taylor/Laskey, p. 34, compare p. 130 - Danish silversmith, 1895-1901 Studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, then worked in the studio of the Danish court jeweler Michelsen. In 1904 opening of his own studio in Copenhagen where Jensen first produced works in the Art Nouveau style. Soon after he founded the company Georg Jensen, which is famous for their designs in the functional style of the Danish industrial designs.
Georg Jensen: A Salver No. 290
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A Salver No. 290
Lot-No. 558
Proceeds : 1.600 €
Copenhagen. Model approx. 1918, executed 1918-27. Sterlingsilver, marked 925S, MM: Georg Jensen, numb. 290, no Assay Mark. Few traces of usage. 45 x 29,5 cm, weight approx. 1200 g. - Literature: Drucker, Georg Jensen, p. 305; Taylor/Laskey, p. 34, compare p. 130 - Danish silversmith, 1895-1901 Studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, then worked in the studio of the Danish court jeweler Michelsen. In 1904 opening of his own studio in Copenhagen where Jensen first produced works in the Art Nouveau style. Soon after he founded the company Georg Jensen, which is famous for their designs in the functional style of the Danish industrial designs.
