A SILVER TOBACCO CANNISTER DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN
A SILVER TOBACCO CANNISTER DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN

MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1945-1977

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A SILVER TOBACCO CANNISTER DESIGNED BY GEORG JENSEN
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1945-1977
Cylindrical, the cover with scalloped and beaded border with a silver-mounted ebony finial, no. 530, marked under base
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high; 35 oz. 10 dwt. (1108 gr.) gross weight

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This design for a tobacco canister reflects a more functionalist approach to design by Georg Jensen, following his return from Paris in 1926. This is one of the few later designs of Georg Jensen to be put into production by the firm.

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