A "Super Egg" Bonbonniere by Piet Hein
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 553
Proceeds : 1.300 €
Copenhagen. Designed around 1966. Sterling silver, marked DENMARK STERLING, manufactory mark GEORG JENSEN, MM: PH, design no. 1147. Candy dish in egg shape, opens in the centre. H. 10.5 cm, diam. 8.2 cm, weight approx. 251 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 322, fig. 3 - 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 "Super Egg" Bonbonniere by Piet Hein
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A "Super Egg" Bonbonniere by Piet Hein
Lot-No. 553
Proceeds : 1.300 €
Copenhagen. Designed around 1966. Sterling silver, marked DENMARK STERLING, manufactory mark GEORG JENSEN, MM: PH, design no. 1147. Candy dish in egg shape, opens in the centre. H. 10.5 cm, diam. 8.2 cm, weight approx. 251 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 322, fig. 3 - 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.
