A Cigar Lighter
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 816
Proceeds : 500 €
Copenhagen. Designed around 1910, made 1915-19. Silver, marked GJ 830 S, Georg Jensen Company mark. In the shape of an oil lamp with filigree handle. H. 9 cm, weight approx. 175 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 55, fig. 3 (here design no. 10) - 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 Cigar Lighter
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A Cigar Lighter
Lot-No. 816
Proceeds : 500 €
Copenhagen. Designed around 1910, made 1915-19. Silver, marked GJ 830 S, Georg Jensen Company mark. In the shape of an oil lamp with filigree handle. H. 9 cm, weight approx. 175 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 55, fig. 3 (here design no. 10) - 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.
