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A DANISH SILVER PITCHER, DESIGNED BY JOHAN ROHDE
Lot 36 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

A DANISH SILVER PITCHER, DESIGNED BY JOHAN ROHDE

MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1925-1932

Closed21 April 2016

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A DANISH SILVER PITCHER, DESIGNED BY JOHAN ROHDE
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1925-1932
Of ovoid form with angled rim, and curved handle with a foliate terminus, the base engraved To William Kurt Beckers and his wife Annadel Kelly Beckers from Mrs. Georg Gustav Roehlig April 20, 1929, no. 432 C, marked under base
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high; 31 oz. 10 dwt. (985 gr.)

Specialist note

This model was designed by Johan Rhode in 1920, but withheld from production until 1925. The model is in the collections of The Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, The National Museum, Stockholm, The National Gallery, Melbourne, and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.