A Georg Jensen silver table-clock, designed by Johan Rohde in 1919, the octagonal body containing the mechanism and set with a face engraved with arab numerals, the hands decorated with scrolling motifs, with elaborate fruitladen floral finial, the body set on two elaborate s-shape scrolling columns enhanced with openwork decoration and engraved on the sides with lotus leaves, a small fruitladen basket set between the columns, on stepped square section two tiered base, the top tier supported by small legs chased with scrolling designs, on square black onyx base, with original key, stamped makers mark for 1945-1951, 333, 925 s and the monogram for Johan Rohde

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A Georg Jensen silver table-clock, designed by Johan Rohde in 1919, the octagonal body containing the mechanism and set with a face engraved with arab numerals, the hands decorated with scrolling motifs, with elaborate fruitladen floral finial, the body set on two elaborate s-shape scrolling columns enhanced with openwork decoration and engraved on the sides with lotus leaves, a small fruitladen basket set between the columns, on stepped square section two tiered base, the top tier supported by small legs chased with scrolling designs, on square black onyx base, with original key, stamped makers mark for 1945-1951, 333, 925 s and the monogram for Johan Rohde
31 cm high
Literature
Smithonian Institute, Georg Jensen, 77 artists, 75 years, Washington, 1980, p.16 where this piece is illustated.

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