A Rare Sugar Caster 'Grape' No. 296
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 809
Proceeds : 1.300 €
Copenhagen. Around 1918. Sterling silver, marked GJ 925 S, Georg Jensen manufactory mark (1919-1927, Design no. 296. Light hammered decoration, sculptural vine tendrils. H. 18 cm, weight approx. 228 g - Literature: Ill.: Taylor/Laskey, p. 132, fig. 1 - 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 Rare Sugar Caster 'Grape' No. 296
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A Rare Sugar Caster 'Grape' No. 296
Lot-No. 809
Proceeds : 1.300 €
Copenhagen. Around 1918. Sterling silver, marked GJ 925 S, Georg Jensen manufactory mark (1919-1927, Design no. 296. Light hammered decoration, sculptural vine tendrils. H. 18 cm, weight approx. 228 g - Literature: Ill.: Taylor/Laskey, p. 132, fig. 1 - 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.
