An excellent Jugendstil footplate 'Louvre', No. 19A
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 469
Proceeds : 3.500 €
Copenhagen, 1925-32. Silver, stamped 'GJ', '925' and 'S' in dotted circle, mm.: 'Georg Jensen' dotted circle with crown, modelno.: '19A'. Designed by Georg Jensen 1912. The foot stem is shaped from leaves and pearls. The bowlwall with martelé decor. H. 16,5 cm, dm. 20,5 cm, weight approx. 700g. (comp. Laskey, Taylor: Georg Jensen. Holloware. The Silver Fund Collection, p. 34, 59) - 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: An excellent Jugendstil footplate 'Louvre', No. 19A
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
An excellent Jugendstil footplate 'Louvre', No. 19A
Lot-No. 469
Proceeds : 3.500 €
Copenhagen, 1925-32. Silver, stamped 'GJ', '925' and 'S' in dotted circle, mm.: 'Georg Jensen' dotted circle with crown, modelno.: '19A'. Designed by Georg Jensen 1912. The foot stem is shaped from leaves and pearls. The bowlwall with martelé decor. H. 16,5 cm, dm. 20,5 cm, weight approx. 700g. (comp. Laskey, Taylor: Georg Jensen. Holloware. The Silver Fund Collection, p. 34, 59) - 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.
