Beschreibung:

Fine Georg Jensen Six-Piece "Blossom" Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set the pattern designed in 1908 by Georg Jensen (1866-1935), this example 1935, Copenhagen, including coffeepot model 2D, h. 5-1/4", l. 9", teapot model 2D, h. 5-3/4", l.10", hot water jug model 2B, h. 7-1/4", l. 7-1/2", creamer model 2D, h. 2-7/8", l. 6-3/4", sugar bowl/bonbonniere model 2, h. 3-3/4", l. 3-3/4", and tray model 2I, 23-1/2" x 14-1/4", each with a hammered finish and large stylized "blossom" finial, the hollowware with carved ivory handles, together with "Acorn" pattern scissor-style sugar tongs, l. 3-3/4", accompanied by a photocopy of the original bill of sale from Georg Jensen Solv, Copenhagen, dated December 2, 1935, to Mr. Charles Rosen New Orleans, Louisiana. 148.75 total t. oz. (including ivory handles) Literature: Janet and William Drucker, Georg Jensen 20th Century Designs (Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2002), illustrated p. 1. Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen A Tradition of Splendid Silver (Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1997), illustrated p. 187. Notes: Georg Jensen's "Blossom" set ("Magnolie" in Danish) was one of his earliest designs, and was an immediate success. It was praised in the Danish press, and a teapot identical to that in the present lot was purchased by the Danish Museum of Decorative Art at the time. The design was a natural development from the then-current Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts designs, but in retrospect it is regarded as the singular starting point of modernist silver design. Examples of the set are conserved in, among others, the National Museum, Stockholm, the National Gallery, Melbourne, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The present lot is a fine example in excellent condition, accompanied by a copy of the original bill of sale dated less than ten weeks after Jensen's death.