Dansk Jens Quistgaard Vintage Danish Modern Teak Peppermill and Salt Shaker

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Dansk Jens Quistgaard Vintage Danish Modern Teak Peppermill and Salt Shaker

About the Item

A vintage Danish modern pepper mill and salt shaker in teak designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk. This exercise in simplicity and good design features a bulbous top with removable stopper (to insert the salt) for your salt shaking and flavor enhancing. The tapered and somewhat conical base is the reservoir for the peppercorns which are inserted through a hole in the labeled grinder on the bottom. Jens H. Quistgaard "Jens Harald Quistgaard (April 23, 1919 – January 4, 2008) was a Danish sculptor and designer, known principally for his work for the American company Dansk Designs, where he was chief designer from 1954 and for the following three decades. Though a sculptor and grounded in traditional handicrafts, he quickly established a career as an industrial designer. From the mid-1950s his tableware and kitchenware designs became synonymous with Scandinavian modern and found their way into millions of homes in the US, Europe and Japan. With his international orientation and success he was groundbreaking, and he had great significance for the place which Danish design acquired in the minds of many Americans. In 1958, he received the Neiman Marcus Award and during the following years he was represented at major museums in Europe and the USA. Many of Jens Quistgaard's works are still produced today." Would you like to know more about salt and pepper since you're already considering this gorgeous mid century modern pepper mill / salt shaker combo? Well, I have it for you thanks to the interwebs: "Salt is one of the oldest and most ubiquitous food seasonings, and is known to uniformly improve the taste perception of food, including otherwise unpalatable food. Its pairing with pepper as table accessories dates to seventeenth-century French cuisine, which considered black pepper (distinct from herbs such as fines herbes) the only spice that did not overpower the true taste of food. Some food writers like Sara Dickerman have argued that, in modern cookery, a new spice could be used in place of the historic ground black pepper."

Creator:
Jens Quistgaard (Designer),Dansk (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Diameter: 2.63 in (6.69 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Plastic,Wood
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1970's
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.
Seller Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU7240238610012