Georg Jensen Green Agate Silver Pendant Necklace No. 171
View Similar Items
Georg Jensen Green Agate Silver Pendant Necklace No. 171
About the Item
- Creator:
- Metal:
- Stone:
- Style:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Post 1945
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Mt. Kisco, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU291200242
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.
Find an exquisite collection of Georg Jensen serveware, ceramics, silver and glass today on 1stDibs.
- Georg Jensen Nanna Ditzel Sterling Silver Necklace No. 106By Georg JensenLocated in Toronto, ONGeorg Jensen Sterling Silver Necklace by Nanna Ditzel, No. 106. Modernist design, post 1940 marks. Georg Jensen oval dotted punch Sterling Denmark 106 marks. Length: 14.25 inches. Item weight: 114 grams. Ref: P. 274 Georg Jensen Jewelry...Category
20th Century Danish Modernist More Necklaces
MaterialsSterling Silver
- 1970's Georg Jensen Sterling Red Agate Necklace Vivianna TorunBy Georg JensenLocated in Toronto, ONVivianna Torun Bulow Hube for George Jensen, a rare Sterling Silver Necklace with reddish brown banded agate detachable pendant on collar, Denmark, C. 1975, stamped Georg Jensen in a dotted oval, Denmark, Torun, 133 pendant and 160 collar and 925S. Will fit up to 16 inch neck, pendant drop approximately 2.75 inches, width of agate 2 inches. Item Weight: 123 grams. Ref: The Jewellery Box Jens Ingvordsen P.275. Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hube know as Torun, was born 1927 in Malmo, Sweden. Torun was the first woman silversmith in the world to gain international recognition. She studied at Konstfack, the School of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, beginning in 1945 while pregnant with her first child, Pia. Eventually she married the child's father, a Danish journalism student. In 1948, Torun spent the summer in Paris meeting Picasso, Braque, Matisse, and the other great artists of the day. She married a French architect and lived in Stockholm until 1956 having a second child, a son, Claude. As early as 1952, Torun exhibited her jewelry, made both in Stockholm and France (and bearing hallmarks from each country) in Paris. In 1956 she moved to France with her third husband, Walter Coleman. She designed jewelry for among others, Billie Holiday which Holiday wore when she performed. The couple moved to Biot in the south of France. Torun produced many pieces during this period when young Swedish silversmiths would come to work in her studio, introducing her to new techniques. Torun renewed her acquaintance with Picasso who lived in the area and an exhibition of Torun jewelry...Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Modernist More Jewelry
MaterialsAgate, Sterling Silver
- Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Modern Necklace No. 124 by Nanna DitzelBy Georg Jensen and Nanna DitzelLocated in Big Bend, WIStunning choker style, double disc necklace with solid links with invisible toggle clasp. Very heavy. Excellent condition. Designer: Nanna Ditzel Maker: Georg Jensen Design #: 124 ...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Link Necklaces
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Georg Jensen Sterling Silver "Tulip" Necklace, Design #100ABy Georg JensenLocated in Big Bend, WIGeorg Jensen Sterling Silver "Tulip" Necklace, Design #100A Designer: Georg Jensen Maker: Georg Jensen Design #:1 00A Circa: Post 1945 Dimensions: 17.5” W X 0.85” W Country of Ori...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish More Necklaces
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 'Moonlight Grapes' Pendant Necklace No. 257ABy Georg JensenLocated in Philadelphia, PAA fine Georg Jensen sterling silver pendant necklace. Model no. 257A (part of the 'Moonlight Grapes' collection). Designed by Georg Jensen in the 1930s. This model was produced in...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Pendant Necklaces
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Torun Collar No. 167 & Pendant No. 304 NecklaceBy Vivianna Torun Bülow-HübeLocated in Philadelphia, PAA fine Georg Jensen sterling silver necklace. Designed by Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube, who designed under the pseudonym Torun. Comprised of the shaped neck piece no. 167 and a silver pendant no. 304. Together with its original Georg Jensen felt bag...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Choker Necklaces
MaterialsSterling Silver
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Jacqueline Rabun’s Fluid, Minimalist Jewelry Designs Are Inspired by Life Experiences
Motherhood is one of the influences that has shaped the longtime Georg Jensen collaborator's quietly powerful creations.
Sara Story Entertains in Her Festive Hudson Valley Home
The designer mixes heirloom pieces and new favorites to create a traditional-with-a-twist holiday setting.