Nearly one thousand photographs illustrate much of the stunning jewelry. A sterling new study of the exquisite designs of danish silversmith georg jensen 18661935 and company. Georg jensen jewelry georg arthur jensen, isabelle. Georg jensen jewelry published in association with the bard graduate centre for studies in the decorative arts, design and culture hardcover september 10, 2005 by david a. Georg jensen 830 silver rare brooch with lapis lazuli no. Dec 30, 20 silver hallmarks are a great way to quickly glean a great deal of information about a piece, often including who made it where and when. Thulstrup, gads forlag 2004 georg jensen, holloware david a. Because its stamped sterling, its most likely made after going to the sterling silver standard, dating the piece between 1927 and 1930.
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Jensen began his training in goldsmithing at the age of 14 in copenhagen. A group of seven georg jensen silver and pewter jewelry articles, post1945marks to bracelet. Georg arthur jensen danish, 18661935 was a silversmith and goldsmith who learned his craft as an apprentice at the age of 14. Jensen studied sculpture at the royal academy of fine arts and worked modeling pieces for a pottery firm. Georg jensen would concentrate on the artistic side of the business, but probably felt his pride violated when control of the silversmith was thus lost.
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This design is in current production under the moonlight blossom group but the fabrication method has changed to solid cast links. This old mark has the simple gi inscription as well the the 830 mark and denmark. The following is a summary of the text found in the book georg jensen jewelry and its collected essays. The companys filing status is listed as inactive administratively dissolved tax and its file number is 2009000570933. The philosophy of georg jensen himself was to create democratic designs possessing both functionality and beauty. The companys filing status is listed as inactive administratively dissolved tax and its file number is 2007000536896. Georg jensen the silver fund is the largest dealer worldwide in estate georg jensen silver. A similar example can be seen in the book, georg jensen jewelry by isabelle anscombe, edited by david a. Georg jensen sterling silver large grape compote, no. Georg arthur jensen 31 august 1866 in radvad 2 october 1935 in copenhagen was a danish silversmith and founder of georg jensen as. You will find a hallmark stamped somewhere on your silver piece. Inspired by organic forms, this collection explores the curves of georg jensens strong design heritage with the natural curves of nature from the ripples of lakes, to the sun dappled landscape, to cropped views of the jewellery and body. All smithsonian museums and smithsonian libraries locations continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of covid19.
The catalogue was published by the bard graduate center in. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on a regular and asneeded basis. Taylor, toni wolf greenbaum, mirjam gelferjorgensen, and isabelle anscombe. A similar example can be seen in the book georg jensen holloware, the silver fund collection by david taylor and jason laskey, pg. The registered agent on file for this company is c t corporation system and is located at 1720 carey ave ste 200, cheyenne, wy 82001. Although he trained as a goldsmith from 18801884, jensen was initially intent on being a sculptor and ceramist. His artisanal skill and artistic talent combined with his continuous ability to identify and support design talent was the foundation on which he built georg jensen in copenhagen in 1904. A dazzling trove of 250 photos in a new rizzoli book, georg jensen, is a testament to why, as author murray moss writes, one falls in love with georg jensen silver at first sight.
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Born in 1866, jensen was the son of a knife grinder in the town of raadvad just to the north of copenhagen. This book surveys his work from his beginnings as a the danish silversmith georg jensen 18661935 first established a worldwide reputation as a designer of flatware, hollowware, and jewelry in the arts and crafts idiom of the early twentieth century, then went on to become a foremost international designer of elegant and refined silver creations in the modernist style. Vision quest development, llc is a wyoming domestic limitedliability company filed on june 11, 2009. Bard graduate center for studies in the decorative arts, design, and culture.
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