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A Rare Jug 'Melon'

Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)


A Rare Jug 'Melon'

Lot-No. 548

Starting Bid: 2.800 €


Copenhagen. Around 1912. Silver, marked 826 S, GEORG JENSEN COPENHAGEN, MM: GJ. On a profiled stand, foot with light hammered decoration, the body curved in the shape of a melon, beaded rim, slightly flared neck with spout, ebonised wooden handle. H. 22 cm, weight approx. 535 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 92, fig. 2 (milk jug) - 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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Georg Jensen: A Rare Jug 'Melon'


Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)

A Rare Jug 'Melon'

Lot-No. 548

Starting Bid: 2.800 €

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Copenhagen. Around 1912. Silver, marked 826 S, GEORG JENSEN COPENHAGEN, MM: GJ. On a profiled stand, foot with light hammered decoration, the body curved in the shape of a melon, beaded rim, slightly flared neck with spout, ebonised wooden handle. H. 22 cm, weight approx. 535 g - Literature: Taylor/Laskey, p. 92, fig. 2 (milk jug) - 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.

A Rare Jug 'Melon'
A Rare Jug 'Melon'

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