Silverware Master Maker: Georg Jensen
May 30, 2010 by Administrator
San Diego owners of sterling silverware often ask just what brands of silver flatware are worth the most money. If you are fortunate enough to have any silver flatware or holloware by Georg Jensen then that is exactly the kind of silverware that second-hand sterling silver buyers are looking for and will bring you very high buying offers.
Take for example the Georg Jensen silver pieces recently sold on auction at Christie’s. A Danish silver six-piece tea and coffee service set went for $27, 500. And a Danish silver flatware set was sold for $50,000.
Jensen’s naturalistic silver designs took their cues from the aesthetics of the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, and his stylized fruit and floral motifs reinvented new shapes for established silver forms. The Blossom pattern is one of the most classic examples of the early Jensen style and can be found in the tea and coffee service and Blossom pattern silver flatware.
Georg Jensen also employed several skilled silversmiths and designers to work with him. Among the most celebrated of these designers was Johan Rohde, who joined in 1917 and is perhaps best known today for designing the Acorn pattern flatware. In contrast to Jensen’s work, Rohde’s was more spare in its use of ornament, illustrated by his incredibly sleek silver pitcher designed in 1920 and considered an iconic 20th century silver design. His pieces show less interest in naturalism, instead finding inspiration in historical styles, as demonstrated by the Acanthus pattern flatware which draws upon a classical vocabulary. A classic fish dish, one of few to feature a fish on the mazarine, epitomizes Rohde’s talent for stylized forms.
Remember to always seek out a professional San Diego silver buyer if you ever on the possession of a set of precious silverware like those made by Georg Jensen.
Many buyers don’t realize that their flatware is not silver. If it is not marked 925 or sterling, it’s likely not silver.
Silver Buyers
I am looking for a buyer for a 12 piece set of sterling flatware..Alvin Prince Eugene
We would be happy to make you a cash offer on your sterling flatware Ms. Baer. Please contact us to arrange a free market appraisal. Our contact info can be found at: http://www.sandiegojewelrybuyers.com/contact-us.html
That’s a good point Mr. Ravicks. If someone still is uncertain about whether their silverware is really silver, it is always easy to take your silverware down to your local pawn shop or luxury estate buyer who should authenticate it free of charge.