Details
A SILVER GRAPE-PATTERN OVAL CENTERPIECE BOWL
DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN IN 1919, MADE BY GEORG JENSEN SILVERSMITHY, 1933-1944
Oval, the rim hung with four ring handles set with grapes, the bowl above a lobed oval base with a band of grapes and vines, on a spreading oval foot, the base inscribed and dated 1937, marked 296A--5 1/4in high, 14 1/4in. wide
(62 oz.)
The inscription on the base reads: Presented to William Mitchell Lybrand with the Affectionate Regards his New York partners on the Fifteenth Anniversary of his entry into the Accountancy Profession, 1887-1937
DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN IN 1919, MADE BY GEORG JENSEN SILVERSMITHY, 1933-1944
Oval, the rim hung with four ring handles set with grapes, the bowl above a lobed oval base with a band of grapes and vines, on a spreading oval foot, the base inscribed and dated 1937, marked 296A--5 1/4in high, 14 1/4in. wide
(62 oz.)
The inscription on the base reads: Presented to William Mitchell Lybrand with the Affectionate Regards his New York partners on the Fifteenth Anniversary of his entry into the Accountancy Profession, 1887-1937
Provenance
William Mitchell Lybrand (1867-1960), founding partner of Coopers & Lybrand
Christie's, September 28, 1985, lot 17
Christie's, September 28, 1985, lot 17