Bidspirit auction | Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 48-Piece

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 48-Piece Beaded Flatware Set for 8 - Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 48-Piece Beaded Flatware Set for 8. beautifully hand-hammered, adorned with bead-like motifs on the handles, consisting of:8 dinner knives measuring 9'' in length8 hollow-handled butter knives measuring 5 3/4'' in length8 teaspoons measuring 6 1/4'' in length8 oval soup spoons measuring 7 1/2'' in length8 dinner forks measuring 7 1/4'' in length8 salad forks measuring 6 3/4'' in lengthHallmarks are shown. Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) set up his own silver business in 1904 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 creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. In 1912, expansion of his studio began in earnest. By 1917, he had built a workshop brimming with hundreds of employees. Jensen was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 and again in Barcelona in 1929. The sale of Jensen silver went really well and in the early 1930s there were Jensen shops in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, St. Thomas, Buenos Aires and New York apart from the ones in Denmark. By his death in 1935, Georg Jensen was an international house of design where inspired artisans carried on a tradition of blending expert craftsmanship with forward-thinking design. In his obituary the New York Herald Tribune called him “the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years.” Condition: Good condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email sjauctioneers@gmail.com Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of SJ AUCTIONEERS shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.