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Jens Quistgaard Furniture

Danish, 1919-2008

The postwar-era work of Danish sculptor and designer Jens Harald Quistgaard is still exceedingly popular in living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens in the United States, Europe and Japan, particularly in the homes of mid-century design enthusiasts. Having created serving pieces and barware for Dansk Designs for 30 years, Quistgaard produced striking Scandinavian modernist designs that married function with sophisticated form.

After demonstrating artistic talent at a young age, Quistgaard was gifted a forge and anvil so that he could work in his mother’s kitchen. He built toys, jewelry and hunting knives under his father’s tutelage. Later, he spent years learning from local artisans how to produce wood, metal, ceramic and glass models. Quistgaard’s career path solidified during his apprenticeship as a silversmith with legendary Danish silver firm Georg Jensen.

By 1954, Quistgaard had become known for his designs in Denmark when American entrepreneur and businessman, Ted Nierenberg, discovered his work. The two formed a partnership to mass-produce Quistgaard’s wares in New York while the designer remained in Copenhagen. 

The long-distance relationship flourished for three decades, during which millions of Quistgaard pieces were manufactured in the factories of Dansk Designs, Nierenberg’s company. Owing primarily to the partnership between Dansk Designs and Quistgaard, many Americans became familiar with Scandinavian modernism. In the postwar era, American tastemakers sold the citizenry on the “Scandinavian dream,” suggesting that, like us, the inhabitants of the Nordic nations valued home, hearth, family and good craftsmanship and design, as well as democracy. 

The designs for Quistgaard’s Købenstyle line and other collections during the mid-1950s were revolutionary, with bowls built like barrels and charming, lightweight monochrome tableware in enameled steel. Quistgaard utilized exceptional materials in the creation of his coveted cookware and serving pieces, opting for warm teak and exotic woods and reintroducing steel as a go-to option for kitchen wares.

Quistgaard’s designs won numerous awards and are held in the collections of museums all over the world. His work can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art and elsewhere.  

Find vintage Jens Harald Quistgaard decorative objectsserveware and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Flame Stone Casserole by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Designs
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A flame stone ceramic casserole pot with a domed lid, matte exterior and cream glazed interior.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Ceramic

Tray Table Attributed to Jens H. Quistgaard for Richard Nissen, 1960s
By Jens Quistgaard, Richard Nissen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Scandinavian Modern tray table by Jens Quistgaard in solid teak. The table is finely crafted and has a removable and reversible lathe-turned top that is concave on one side and fla...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Teak

Wine Bottle Rack by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Designs
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A simple and sculptural teak bottle holder for up to ten bottles of wine or spirits.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Teak

Mutenye Cheese Board by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An uncommon, well-scaled and finely crafted circular mutenye serving board having an end grain cutting surface and a sculptural recessed well.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Wood

Slatted Rosewood Tray by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Designs
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautifully constructed Brazilian rosewood serving tray, comprised of ten radius backed slats with fingered tenons mortised through the oval formed sid...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Rosewood

Teak Serving Spoons by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Designs
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of hand carved teak serving spoons with curved elongated handles.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Teak

Lacquered Serving Tray by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Designs
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A turquoise lacquered wood tray with broad, indented handles.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Wood

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Jens Quistgaard Teak Peugeot Frères #826 Pepper Mill for Dansk, Denmark, c.1965
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Collection of Five Danish Modern Teak Pepper Mills by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
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Jens Quistgaard Odin Flatware for Dansk, 59 Pieces
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Jens Quistgaard Odin for Dansk Silverware, 59 pieces. Germany, circa 1958. Stainless steel. Labeled "Dansk Design Germany."
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Jens Quistgaard Odin Flatware for Dansk, 59 Pieces
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1960s Danish Pair of Cast Bronze Candleholders by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of petite cast bronze candleholders with weighted and chamfered bottoms. Each stamped "DANSK DESIGNS DENMARK JHQ".
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1950s Danish Teak Platter and Bowl by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
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Rosewood Box by Jens Quisgaard
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Rosewood Box by Jens Quisgaard
Rosewood Box by Jens Quisgaard
H 6 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Dansk Peugeot Frères Pepper Mill
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and simple teak pepper mill of an uneven hourglass shape; with Peugeot Frères steel grinder. Also stamped "Danmark" on bottom signifying pre-import era.
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Teak Serving Spoons by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
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Serving Board and Knife by Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and finely crafted cutting board with knife - the knife nests snugly inside the circular cutting/serving board.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Covered Pot by Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautiful, graphic and finely crafted enameled steel lidded large cook pot from Jens Quistgaard's seminal Kobenstyle line.
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Covered Pot by Jens Quistgaard
Covered Pot by Jens Quistgaard
H 6 in W 15 in D 12.25 in
Staved Teak Bowl by Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant, finely crafted and richly grained staved solid teak bowl with an oval opening.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Rosewood Serving Tray by Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A finely crafted, elegant and uncommon railed serving tray of oblong form with upturned ends and cut out handles made from staved planks of rosewood.
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Rosewood Serving Tray by Jens Quistgaard
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Teak Serving Tray by Jens Quistgaard
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Located in Sagaponack, NY
An oblong, wood railed serving tray with upturned ends and cut out handles made from staved planks.
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Teak Serving Tray by Jens Quistgaard
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H 1.75 in W 20.5 in D 10 in
Prototype Tray by Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Prototype Tray by Jens Quistgaard
Prototype Tray by Jens Quistgaard
H 0.5 in W 10.25 in D 5 in
Coasters by Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A group of finely crafted hexagonal teak coasters inlaid with split bamboo arranged in a sunburst pattern.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jens Quistgaard Furniture

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Coasters by Jens Quistgaard
Coasters by Jens Quistgaard
H 0.25 in W 4.25 in D 3.75 in

Jens Quistgaard furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Jens Quistgaard furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jens Quistgaard furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Jens Quistgaard were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. Prices for Jens Quistgaard furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $75 and can go as high as $15,090, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $495.

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