A silver necklace by Georg Jensen

A silver necklace by Georg Jensen, design no. 59, c1945-1951, each pair of stylised leaf-form links alternately-set between oval domed bosses, with box clasp and safety catch, stamped Sterling Denmark, with maker's mark Georg Jensen & Wendel A/S, 47cm long

See lot 57 for a matching bracelet.

In 1924 the young Danish art dealer Frederick Lunning opened Georg Jensen's first ever American store on West 57th Street, New York. World War II created critical problems, thus limiting the production and export of Jensen items. Lunning was forced to establish a separate company and stock the New York store with American-made jewellery that resembled the Danish pieces; these were marked 'George Jensen Inc. USA'. The limited number of pieces produced for the American market by the smithy in Denmark from 1945-1951 are marked 'Georg Jensen & Wendel A/S'.