Lot Essay
The important size and the early date gave its name to this brooch. It also exists in labradorit version.
See illustration
See illustration
DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN CIRCA 1905, MANUFACTURED BY GEORG JENSEN CIRCA 1913
Details
'96', 'Master Brooch', a Danish silver, amber and green agatha brooch
Designed by Georg Jensen circa 1905, manufactured by Georg Jensen circa 1913
Stylized ripe fruits on branch with three teardrops
11cm. high (40gr. gross)
Marked Georg Jensen 830S 96 Copenhagen
Designed by Georg Jensen circa 1905, manufactured by Georg Jensen circa 1913
Stylized ripe fruits on branch with three teardrops
11cm. high (40gr. gross)
Marked Georg Jensen 830S 96 Copenhagen
Provenance
Offered to the mother of the present owner as a birth present in 1913
Literature
For comparison see:
Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen, a tradition of splendid silver, Hong Kong, 1997, p.94 for a similar model.
Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen, a tradition of splendid silver, Hong Kong, 1997, p.94 for a similar model.