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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Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Candlesticks 668B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of sterling silver Georg Jensen Art Deco candlesticks, design #668A by Harald Nielsen from 1932. Each with a round foot with stepped oxidized middle disc and sconce. Dimensio...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Danish Modern Sterling Silver Footed Bowl
By Georg Jensen, Johan Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Danish Modern sterling silver footed bowl. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Wide and curved bowl mounted to open support comprising berry set in tendrils and surrounded by tendril...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Candlesticks 1112
By Georg Jensen, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of small modern sterling silver candlesticks, designed by Nanna Ditzel under #1112. They feature a round, circular base with a turned-out outer rim resembling an upside-down h...
Sterling Silver
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Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Vase No. 819C by Sigvard Bernadotte
By Sigvard Bernadotte, Georg Jensen
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful sterling silver flare top vase no. 819C by Sigvard Bernadotte for Georg Jensen. Prince Sigvard of Sweden designed for Jensen from the late 1930's to mid-1940's. Hallmarks f...
Sterling Silver
Extremely Rare Georg Jensen Silver Jardinière
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large and early rare Georg Jensen large silver Jardinière, designed by Georg Jensen in 1916. The large oval basin, decorated with floral boarders. The Handcrafted handles with pomegranate and floral leaf chasing. Overall this impressive arts and crafts piece shows signs of extraordinary handcraftsmanship. This would also be the first or one of the very first pieces to be produced in this design. The earliest Hallmarks and production of this piece possible, 1915-1919 Georg Jensen Hallmarks with Swedish import stamps, 830S. This is an extremely rare rare and large piece as well as being early and from the time of design. This large object...
Sterling Silver
Pomegranate by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair 2-Light #324 '#4954'
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Georg Jensen sterling silver pair of Candelabra, No. 244 Pomegranate by Georg Jensen Magnificent rare hand hammered Pomegranate by Georg Jensen sterling silver two-light candel...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Vase #68 '#4952'
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Georg Jensen Exceptional Georg Jensen sterling silver vase marked #68. This piece measures 8 5/8" tall x 5 5/8" wide. It is not monogrammed and is in good vintage condition. Gorge...
Silver
1920s Antique Arts & Crafts Danish Sterling Silver Table Bell
By Georg Jensen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Danish sterling silver table bell in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our range of ornamental silverware. This exceptional antique Danish sterling silver table bell has a plain bell shaped form. The surface of this fine example of antique silverware is plain and has a planished finish. The lower portion of this silver table bell is plain applied moulded border to the sound bow. The table bell is fitted with a sterling silver handle modelled in the form of a bird amidst iconic Jensen style scrolling leaf and bead ornamentation. This impressive antique table bell is fitted with the original hallmarked clapper. The hallmarks struck to the reverse of this antique silver table bell...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Oval Blossom Bowl 2D
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen Blossom/Magnolia serving bowl, with a fixed central divider, design #2D by Georg Jensen from 1904. Additional information: Material: Sterling ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen by J. Rohde Rare Sterling Silver Hammered Candlestick #441 Art Deco
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Rare Georg Jensen sterling silver hand hammered candlestick in pattern number 441, made between circa 1925 and 1932, in Art Deco style. The beautiful hammering of the candlestick com...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Danish Modern Classical Sterling Silver Box
By Harald Nielsen, Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Danish Modern sterling silver box. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Long and rectangular with straight sides; square corner supports. Cover flat and hinged with cutout stepped tab...
Sterling Silver
Bottle Stopper by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen
By Harald Nielsen, Georg Jensen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Georg Jensen 925 sterling bottle stopper. Marked Denmark Sterling Dessin HN 206.
Crystal, Sterling Silver