Georg Jensen Old Danish Sterling Silverware Set for 12

Name: Georg Jensen Old Danish Sterling Silverware Set for 12
Brand: Georg Jensen
Price: 8800 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

A complete vintage Georg Jensen Old Danish sterling silverware service for 12 persons. The Old Danish design was designed by Harald Nielsen in 1947, called “Dobbeltriflet” in Danish, Dobbeltriflet is often said to be Denmark’s national silverware pattern. The set is: 12 Dinner forks (7 1/8″: 18cm) 12 Dinner knives, long handle version (8 7/8″: 22.8cm) stainless steel blades 12 Oval soup spoons (6 3/4″: 17.3cm) 12 Salad/luncheon forks (6 5/8″: 16.9cm) 12 Luncheon knives short handle version (7 7/8″: 19.8 cm) stainless steel blades 12 Large teaspoons/dessert spoons (6″: 15.3cm) 12 Coffee spoons (4 3/8″: 11cm) In total 84pcs, all pieces hallmarked “Georg Jensen Sterling Denmark”. All our items have been professionally polished by our Georg Jensen trained silversmith and are in excellent condition.

Creator:

Georg Jensen (Manufacturer)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Sterling Silver,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1940-1949

Date of Manufacture:

1940

Condition:

Refinished.

Seller Location:

Hellerup, DK

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU8418235624822

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Georg Jensen

For over a century, Georg Jensen has produced some of the finest objects in Scandinavian modern design, including silver tableware, serving pieces, home decor, jewelry and more, frequently partnering with leading artisans to expand its offerings and respond to shifting tastes. Known for minimal aesthetics that reference nature, the craftsmanship of this legendary Danish silverware firm has regularly married function with thoughtful and beautiful design.

Founder Georg Jensen (1866–1935) was born in the small town of Radvaad, Denmark, and began his training as a goldsmith at 14. After studying sculpture and then training with master silversmith Mogens Ballin, he established his own silver business in Copenhagen in 1904. By 1918, the company was successful enough to open a shop in Paris.

Jensen’s firm produced an incredibly vast range of silver objects, from serving dishes and barware to centerpieces and chandeliers. For his early work, which bore ornate floral details and other organic forms of Art Nouveau, Jensen looked to the splendors of the natural world. The 1905 Blossom teapot, for instance, was topped with a magnolia bud and deftly balanced on toad feet, while some of Jensen’s best-known flatware patterns included Lily of the Valley, introduced in 1913, and Acorn, which debuted in 1915.

Collaboration with outside designers, long before such partnerships were common in design, would lead to some of the company’s most popular and enduring work of the mid-century. Sigvard Bernadotte and Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe created collections, as did Henning Koppel, whose curvy 1952 Pregnant Duck pitcher is a Georg Jensen classic.

After evolving and expanding throughout the 20th century, Georg Jensen was acquired by Investcorp in 2012. Today, the company is a global luxury brand with more than 1,000 stores around the world. It continues to produce seductive new pieces, such as a tea service made with Marc Newson in 2015, as well as timeless heritage designs, including the relaunch in 2019 of the 1018 solid sterling-silver Tureen 270. In 2020, the firm introduced the Jardinière 1505. Sculptural and richly decorative, the never-before-realized showpiece is hand-hammered from sheets of the finest sterling silver and is based on a 1915 sketch from Jensen’s archives.

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