Lot Essay
"Caravel" was awarded a gold medal at the Milan Trienale in 1957 and "Der Goldene Löffel" in 1963.
Details
A Georg Jensen 72-piece 18K gold "Caravel" pattern flatware service designed by Henning Koppel in 1957, with firm's marks, artist's monogram and gold marks (750), comprising:
- 6 dinner forks - 1 pair of meat servers
- 6 dinner knives - 1 meat fork
- 6 luncheon forks - 1 pair of salad servers
- 6 luncheon knives - 3 serving spoons
- 6 fish forks - 1 sauce ladle
- 6 fish knives - 1 caviar shovel
- 6 caviar knives - 1 butter spreader
- 6 pastry forks - 1 cheese knife
- 6 tea spoons
- 6 coffee spoons (72)
- 6 dinner forks - 1 pair of meat servers
- 6 dinner knives - 1 meat fork
- 6 luncheon forks - 1 pair of salad servers
- 6 luncheon knives - 3 serving spoons
- 6 fish forks - 1 sauce ladle
- 6 fish knives - 1 caviar shovel
- 6 caviar knives - 1 butter spreader
- 6 pastry forks - 1 cheese knife
- 6 tea spoons
- 6 coffee spoons (72)
Exhibited
The silver version of "Caravel" was exhibited at:
The Museum of Applied Art, Copenhagen.
Landesgewerbeamt Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart.
Die neue Sammlung, Munich.
The Metropolitan Museum, New York.
The Museum of Applied Art, Copenhagen.
Landesgewerbeamt Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart.
Die neue Sammlung, Munich.
The Metropolitan Museum, New York.