Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Old Danish (Dobbeltriflet) Pattern Cutlery/Flatware Service (Designed by Harold Nielsen 1947)
£9,600
A Georg Jensen of Denmark sterling silver /cutlery flatware for 12 people made circa 1970 in Old Danish pattern also called dobbeltriflet (designed by Harald Nielsen in 1947 ) and is the pattern used by the Danish royal family today.
| Date | 1947 |
| Made By | Georg Jensen |
| Location | Denmark |
| Stock Number | FA260x1 |
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Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Old Danish (Dobbeltriflet) Pattern Cutlery/Flatware Service (Designed by Harold Nielsen 1947)
A Georg Jensen of Denmark sterling silver /cutlery flatware for 12 people made circa 1970 in Old Danish pattern also called dobbeltriflet (designed by Harald Nielsen in 1947 ) and is the pattern used by the Danish royal family today.
The set is comprised of,
12 Table knives,
12 Table forks,
12 Dessert knives,
12 Dessert forks,
12 Dessert spoons,
12 Salad forks,
12 Cake/Pastry Dessert knives,
12 Cake/Pastry forks
12 Tea spoons.
In addition there are
2 different size serving spoons,
2 smaller serving spoons
1 butter knife
Total 113 pieces.
The knives are dishwasher safe and have the original Georg Jensen stainless steel blades.
The set which seems to have been unused since made and is contained in its original Georg Jensen cloth wraps-comprises
The set is priced at a fair bit less than half the new price at under £85 pounds per piece .
Georg Arthur Jensen (31 August 1866 in Rådvad – 2 October 1935 in Copenhagen) was a Danish silversmith and founder of Georg Jensen A/S.
Born in 1866, Jensen was the son of a knife grinder in the town of Raadvad just to the north of Copenhagen. Jensen began his training in goldsmithing at the age of 14 in Copenhagen. His apprenticeship with the firm Guldsmed Andersen ended in 1884 and this freed Georg to follow his artistic interests.
From childhood, Jensen had longed to be a sculptor and he was now able to pursue this course of study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated in 1892 and began exhibiting his work. Although his clay sculptures were well received, making a living as a fine artist proved difficult and he turned his hand to the applied arts. First as a modeller at the Bing & Grøndahl porcelain factory and, beginning in 1898, with a small pottery workshop he founded in partnership with Christian Petersen. The work was well received, but the sales were not strong enough to support Jensen, now a widower, and his two young sons.
Georg Jensen in his workshop in Copenhagen, 1906:
A Georg Jensen shop at Strøget, Copenhagen:
In 1901, Jensen abandoned ceramics and began again as a silversmith and designer with the master, Mogens Ballin. This led Jensen to make a landmark decision, when in 1904, he risked what small capital he had and opened his own little workshop at 36 Bredgade in Copenhagen.
Jensen’s training in metalsmithing, along with his education in the fine arts, allowed him to combine the two disciplines and revive the tradition of the artist craftsman. Soon, the beauty and quality of his Art Nouveau creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. The Copenhagen quarters were greatly expanded and before the end of the 1920s, Jensen had opened retail in Berlin (1909), London (1921) and New York (1924).
During his lifetime, Jensen’s work was collected by museums including the Danish Museum for Decorative Art and the Museum Folkwang.
In 2005, the Bard Graduate Center in New York presented an exhibition entitled, Georg Jensen Jewelry.
When he was 20, Georg Jensen signed his first sculpture with “My Father” (1887). In 1894, he used the markings GJ as brand sign and from 1899 he often used GJ. In most cases the year was put next to the brand sign.
Brand signs of Georg Jensen
- Used from 1904 – 1908
- Used from 1909 – 1914
- Used from 1910 – 1925
- Used from 1915 – 1930
- Used from 1915 – 1927
- Used from 1925 – 1932
- Used in the years 1930 – 1939 for engravings
- Used from 1933 – 1944
- Used from 1945 – 1951 for items that were sold in Copenhagen
- Used from 1945 – present
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