Harald Nielsen (1892-1977) was the brother of Georg Jensen's third wife Johanne. Although his aspirations were to become a painter, at the age of 17 he became an apprentice at Georg Jensen and began his career in silver design. He became one of the leading designers for the firm next to Johan Rohde and Jensen. In 1935, after the death of Georg Jensen, Nielsen became his successor as the leading designer for the firm. It was Nielsen who initiated a "modern" style for Jensen beginning with the Pyramid-pattern flatware service in 1926. This table garniture and the following lots designed by Nielsen are some of the fine examples of the silver produced by Georg Jensen in the Art Deco tradition.