A Very Rare Vase 'Cactus' by Gundorph Albertus
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 550
Starting Bid: 500 €
Copenhagen. Around 1926. Sterling silver, marked DENMARK STERLING, GEORG JENSEN GJ 925 S, MM: GA, design no. 465, Swedish import mark. On a polygonal stand, slightly domed base with pearl moulding, also polygonally worked body with slightly hammered surface, fine decorative elements in the form of shell ornaments in the area of the base. H. 12.5 cm, diam. 11 cm, weight approx. 248 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 179, 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 Very Rare Vase 'Cactus' by Gundorph Albertus
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A Very Rare Vase 'Cactus' by Gundorph Albertus
Lot-No. 550
Starting Bid: 500 €
Copenhagen. Around 1926. Sterling silver, marked DENMARK STERLING, GEORG JENSEN GJ 925 S, MM: GA, design no. 465, Swedish import mark. On a polygonal stand, slightly domed base with pearl moulding, also polygonally worked body with slightly hammered surface, fine decorative elements in the form of shell ornaments in the area of the base. H. 12.5 cm, diam. 11 cm, weight approx. 248 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 179, 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.
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