A rare Art Déco sugar caster by Georg Jensen
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 450
Copenhagen, around 1930. Silver, marked 'GJ 925 S', 'Sterling Denmark', MM: 'Georg Jensen' (1925-1932), model no. '91'. Modeled approx. 1918-19 by Georg Jensen. H. 11 cm, weight c. 125 g. (Comp. Georg Jensen: Holloware. The Silver Fund Collection, p. 82). - 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 rare Art Déco sugar caster by Georg Jensen
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A rare Art Déco sugar caster by Georg Jensen
Lot-No. 450
Copenhagen, around 1930. Silver, marked 'GJ 925 S', 'Sterling Denmark', MM: 'Georg Jensen' (1925-1932), model no. '91'. Modeled approx. 1918-19 by Georg Jensen. H. 11 cm, weight c. 125 g. (Comp. Georg Jensen: Holloware. The Silver Fund Collection, p. 82). - 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.
