Lot Essay
The model for this cannister is illustrated in Jorgen E.R. Moller, Georg Jensen, The Danish Silversmith, pg. 67, where it is called a tobacco jar.
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A DANISH SILVER COVERED CANNISTER
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A DANISH SILVER COVERED CANNISTER
DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN IN 1926, MADE BY GEORG JENSEN SILVERSMITHY, 1933-1944
Of cylindrical form, the cover with scalloped rim below a scalloped pedestal enclosing applied pearls, the tapering square wood finial supported by similar scalloped bands, marked 530--7 1/4in. (18.4cm.) high
(gross weight 34 oz. 10 dwt.)
DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN IN 1926, MADE BY GEORG JENSEN SILVERSMITHY, 1933-1944
Of cylindrical form, the cover with scalloped rim below a scalloped pedestal enclosing applied pearls, the tapering square wood finial supported by similar scalloped bands, marked 530--7 1/4in. (18.4cm.) high
(gross weight 34 oz. 10 dwt.)