Sold by Order of the Board of Trustees of
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
To benefit future acquisitions*
*Lots 40-42 may be exempt from sales tax, as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the front of the catalogue.
A DANISH SILVER COVERED COMPOTE, maker's mark of Georg Jensen Silversmithy, no. 43, circa 1920, designed by Johan Rohde, but lacking designer's mark, with subtle hammered finish, the deep circular bowl on openwork frond and beaded stem issuing from double stepped circular base, with slightly raised cover topped by small bottle-form finial--6in. (15.2cm.) high, 13oz.
Details
A DANISH SILVER COVERED COMPOTE, maker's mark of Georg Jensen Silversmithy, no. 43, circa 1920, designed by Johan Rohde, but lacking designer's mark, with subtle hammered finish, the deep circular bowl on openwork frond and beaded stem issuing from double stepped circular base, with slightly raised cover topped by small bottle-form finial--6in. (15.2cm.) high, 13oz.
Literature
Moller, Jorgen E. R. Georg Jensen The Danish Silversmith, Copenhagen, 1988, see page 28 for illustration of model designed in 1914