6 x Georg Jensen Continental Silver 830 S Fruit knives No 12 with very early stamps, from around the time they were designed. Measures 15cm. They have traces of use.
Designed in 1906 by Georg Jensen (1866-1935)
Georg Jensen was a world-famous silversmith who created silver products of the highest artistic and craftsmanship quality.
His company has had over 90 designers over the years.
Jensen was very artistic as a child and when he was 14, his family moved to Copenhagen so he could be apprenticed to a goldsmith. However, he wanted to become a sculptor, so he was accepted as a sculpture student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, from which he graduated in 1892 at the age of 25.
In the years that followed, he met Johan Rohde, a painter, designer, sculptor, writer and architect who, with Joakim Skovgaard, had founded the Free Exhibition, where Jensen was offered the opportunity to exhibit his
Condition of the item.
If nothing is noted about the condition of the item we have for sale, then the item will be in good condition. For porcelain items it indicate, no chips, cracks, repairs or major usage signs. For silver and gold items it indicate, no dents, repairs, major scratches, engravings / monograms.
We do not like to use phrases as "super condition", "fantastic condition", but we believe in delivering a good product. So most of our Georg Jensen hollowware has been by our silversmithy for a touch up, so they are ready to use or present as a gift.
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Jensen was very artistic as a child and when he was 14, his family moved to Copenhagen so he could be apprenticed to a goldsmith. However, he wanted to become a sculptor, so he was accepted as a sculpture student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, from which he graduated in 1892 at the age of 25. If nothing is noted about the condition of the item we have for sale, then the item will be in good condition. For porcelain items it indicate, no chips, cracks, repairs or major usage signs. For silver and gold items it indicate, no dents, repairs, major scratches, engravings / monograms. We do not like to use phrases as "super condition", "fantastic condition", but we believe in delivering a good product. So most of our Georg Jensen hollowware has been by our silversmithy for a tou