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Lot 275 GEORG JENSEN (1866-1935) opened his first workshop in 1904 with the words ' Georg Jensen Sculptor, Silversmith' written simply on the door; by the 1920s he had expanded in Copenhagen and had retail shops in Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, New York and London. Georg Jensen Søovsmedie A/S has always been renowned for quality and for the originality of its designs. Georg's designs reflect the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements that he was part of, but he and the company have always been open to, and employed, some of best 20th Century artist craftsmen and women of their respective generations: Johan Rohde (1856-1935), Harald Nielsen (1892-1977), Arno Malinowski (1899-1976), Sigvaard Bernadotte (1907-2002), Henning Koppel (1918 - 1981), Nana Ditzel (1923-2005) and Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube (1927-2004), to name but a few.
On these pages we have one of his early and most beautiful designs (Lot 275), the 'Blossom' tea & coffee set with its distinctive bud finials and ivory handles (designed in 1905) that shows the sculptor and silversmith working in perfect harmony. We also show Harald Nielsens striking Art Deco 'Pyramid' pattern, both as hollow ware (Lot 276) and as cutlery (Lot 277) and Johan Rhode's best-selling 'Acorn' pattern (Lot 280).
On these pages we have one of his early and most beautiful designs (Lot 275), the 'Blossom' tea & coffee set with its distinctive bud finials and ivory handles (designed in 1905) that shows the sculptor and silversmith working in perfect harmony. We also show Harald Nielsens striking Art Deco 'Pyramid' pattern, both as hollow ware (Lot 276) and as cutlery (Lot 277) and Johan Rhode's best-selling 'Acorn' pattern (Lot 280).
A GEORG JENSEN SILVER AND IVORY 'BLOSSOM' PATTERN TEA AND COFFEE SET
DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN 1905
Closed27 September 2011
Price Realised
GBP 4,750