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An Extraordinary Oval Tray, No. 251A

Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)


An Extraordinary Oval Tray, No. 251A

Lot-No. 498


Copenhagen, 1994. Silver, stamped 'STERLING', '925 S', 'DENMARK', mm., 'DESSIN JR' for Johan Rohde (design by 1917), 'U10'. Large oval tray in martelé decor with ebony handles. Dm. 58-69 cm x 48 cm. Weight approx. 4500 g. In a with velvet laid out wood case with a silver plaque marked: 'BY APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK', 'GEORG JENSEN' and signed. - Literature: Compare Tayler, Laskey: Georg Jensen. Holloware.The Silver Fund Collection, p. 117, no. 4. - 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: An Extraordinary Oval Tray, No. 251A


Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)

An Extraordinary Oval Tray, No. 251A

Lot-No. 498

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Copenhagen, 1994. Silver, stamped 'STERLING', '925 S', 'DENMARK', mm., 'DESSIN JR' for Johan Rohde (design by 1917), 'U10'. Large oval tray in martelé decor with ebony handles. Dm. 58-69 cm x 48 cm. Weight approx. 4500 g. In a with velvet laid out wood case with a silver plaque marked: 'BY APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK', 'GEORG JENSEN' and signed. - Literature: Compare Tayler, Laskey: Georg Jensen. Holloware.The Silver Fund Collection, p. 117, no. 4. - 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.

An Extraordinary Oval Tray, No. 251A
An Extraordinary Oval Tray, No. 251A