A Cigarette Box No. 507 by Gundorph Albertus
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 637
Proceeds : 600 €
Copenhagen. Designed around 1927, made soon after. Sterling silver, marked DENMARK STERLING, GJ 925S, Georg Jensen Company mark, design no. 507. Top of the lid with a wreath of magnolia blossoms in relief. 3 x 14 x 9 cm, weight approx. 280 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 187, 384 - 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 Cigarette Box No. 507 by Gundorph Albertus
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A Cigarette Box No. 507 by Gundorph Albertus
Lot-No. 637
Proceeds : 600 €
Copenhagen. Designed around 1927, made soon after. Sterling silver, marked DENMARK STERLING, GJ 925S, Georg Jensen Company mark, design no. 507. Top of the lid with a wreath of magnolia blossoms in relief. 3 x 14 x 9 cm, weight approx. 280 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 187, 384 - 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.
