MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1979

Details

A DANISH WATER PITCHER DESIGNED BY HENNING KOPPEL
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1979
'Swan belly' pattern, of bulbous form with elongated handle, engraved on underside with inscription M/S HYDROLOCK/ BURMEISTER & WAIN SKIBSVAERPT a/s / 1st APRIL 1981, marked underneath and stamped DENMARK STERLING, 992
11 1/4 in. (28.7 cm.) high
47 oz. 12 dwt. (1,482 gr.)

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Lot Essay

Burmeister & Wain was a Danish shipyard and leading diesel engine producer founded by two Danes and an Englishman in 1865 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company grew very successfully through the end of the 1960s before competition, particularly from the Far East, forced the company to go into partnership with the German corporation MAN AG. In 1980, B&W became MAN B&W Diesel A/S, part of MAN B&W Diesel Group, a subsidiary of MAN AG, with operations worldwide. The company still maintains operations at three main sites in Denmark for manufacturing, servicing, and licensing of its two-stroke engines and complete propulsion systems.

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