A rare cutlery set 'Lily of the valley', no. 101
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
Lot-No. 465
Copenhagen, as from 1927. Silver, stamped min. differently, assay mark, mm., Design 'Liljekonval' by Georg Jensen from 1913. Comprising 55 parts: 6 menue knives (l. 24,5 cm), 6 menue forks, 6 menue spoons, 6 knives (l. 20,5 cm), 6 forks, 6 spoons, 6 apstry forks, 6 tea spoons, 7 pieces of serving cutlery. (Comp. Georg Jensen. A tradition of splendid Silver, p. 267). - 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 cutlery set 'Lily of the valley', no. 101
Georg Jensen (Kopenhagen 1866 - Hellerup/Kopenhagen 1935)
A rare cutlery set 'Lily of the valley', no. 101
Lot-No. 465
Copenhagen, as from 1927. Silver, stamped min. differently, assay mark, mm., Design 'Liljekonval' by Georg Jensen from 1913. Comprising 55 parts: 6 menue knives (l. 24,5 cm), 6 menue forks, 6 menue spoons, 6 knives (l. 20,5 cm), 6 forks, 6 spoons, 6 apstry forks, 6 tea spoons, 7 pieces of serving cutlery. (Comp. Georg Jensen. A tradition of splendid Silver, p. 267). - 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.