Famous Georg Jensen Sterling Water Pitcher

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Famous Georg Jensen Sterling Water Pitcher

About the Item

A Georg Jensen Henning Koppel sterling silver water pitcher. Designed in Year 1948 and named the A F R I C A N L A D Y at that time. Dimensions Height 34 cm / 13 2 ⁄5 inches. Diameter 19.5 cm / 7 2 ⁄3 inches. Capacity 2.0 liters/ 67.6 oz. When Henning Koppel showed the drawing of the first pitcher he designed – the model 978 – to the silversmith, he was told that it would not be possible to make it because of its very slender neck. Koppel had a fierce temper and a strong will and would not accept the technical difficulties. He went home, made a model in clay to better illustrate the shape of the jug. The result was beautiful and elegant and because of Koppel’s strong will and the silversmith’s pride the Pitcher was made. Pitcher 978 was awarded the Gold Medal at the IX Triennial in Milan in 1951. Pitcher 978 starts as two flat sheets of silver – one in the shape of the body and one in the shape of the top. The silversmith starts by folding the silver in the same way as you would fold a piece of paper to make a cornet – only the silversmith heats up the silver and uses a hammer to bend the thick sheets of silver. The bottom and the top piece are alternately shaped and heated until they both have their final shape. Then the long process of smoothing starts, it is a long way from step one to the point where the two parts are ready to be soldered together. Every time two parts are to be soldered together a lot of time is spent on making sure that the two soldering lines fit perfectly. For Pitcher 978 it makes it even more difficult because of the extremely thin neck. It is imperative to keep the two parts in place while soldering so that they are joined firmly together. Then the handle is soldered on which again demands a lot of precision work. When the handle has been soldered on it is grinded and prepared for the 15 meters/49ft. of pure silver thread (99.99% silver) to be wound around it. This is done by hand and it is very time consuming as it must be perfectly tight and smooth. The total number of craftsman hours on pitcher 978 is 200 hours. This is a very simplified description of the production steps by the silversmith. The pitchers will then be handed over to the polisher who will polish it to the special Koppel satin finish. The satin finish hides nothing and during the polishing process the polisher will uncover any small flaws there may be. In that case the polisher will hand the pitcher back to the silversmith, who will remove the marks and the pitcher can then go back to the polisher for the finishing process which includes silver plating and final polishing. We are Georg Jensen, the company started by the man Georg Jensen in 1904 and still based in Copenhagen, Denmark. All of our hollowware pieces are made in Denmark by master silversmiths. All Hollowware pieces come in Georg Jensen boxes with a letter of authenticity signed by our managing director Gregory Pepin. Georg Jensen offers a full 14 day refund policy. A copy of Georg Jensen reflections, a Rizzoli book will be sent complimentary with this purchase. Text and images are property of Georg Jensen.

Dimensions:
Height: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)Width: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Depth: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Post 1945
Condition:
Seller Location:
Copenhagen, DK
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU93642196202