Jewellery by Design: The Collection of Dr Anne Shannon, An Academic Eye - 31st October 2018
Lot 29
A collection of brooches by Georg Jensen
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £600
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Description
A collection of brooches by Georg Jensen, including a silver fruiting vine brooch, design no. 217 by Harald Nielsen, c1967, designed as a bunch of grapes below a vine leaf, stamped GJLtd and with London import marks for 1967, obscured maker's mark, 7.3cm high, together with a silver round plaque brooch, design no. 53, c1954, the open-work brooch depicting a bird with bunches of grapes, stamped Sterling Denmark and GJLtd, with London import marks for London 1954 and with maker's mark, 5.8cm wide, and a silver and gem-set foliate brooch, design no. 78, c1984, the oval amber cabochon within a beaded silver foliate and green agate cabochon frame, stamped 925 S Denmark and GJLtd, with London import marks for 1984 and with maker's mark, 5cm wide
Harald Nielsen, the brother of Jensen's third wife Johanne, joined the Georg Jensen company in 1909. A gifted draftsman and aspiring painter, he helped to establish the Silversmithy's distinctive style and reputation for exceptional quality. After Jensen's death in 1935, Nielsen became artistic leader for the company.