A Coffee Service No. 80 A
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 641
Proceeds : 2.500 €
Copenhagen. Designed 1915, made 1945-77. Sterling silver, marked STERLING DENMARK, Georg Jensen Company mark, design no. 80 A. 3 parts: coffee pot with wooden handle and knob (h. 17,5 cm), sugar bowl with wooden knob (h. 7,5 cm), cream jug with wooden handle (h. 6,5 cm). Weight. total approx. 580 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 78, 377 - 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 Coffee Service No. 80 A
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A Coffee Service No. 80 A
Lot-No. 641
Proceeds : 2.500 €
Copenhagen. Designed 1915, made 1945-77. Sterling silver, marked STERLING DENMARK, Georg Jensen Company mark, design no. 80 A. 3 parts: coffee pot with wooden handle and knob (h. 17,5 cm), sugar bowl with wooden knob (h. 7,5 cm), cream jug with wooden handle (h. 6,5 cm). Weight. total approx. 580 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 78, 377 - 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.
