A SILVER CENTERPIECE FISH PLATTER AND COVER DESIGNED BY HENNING KOPPEL

MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1990

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A SILVER CENTERPIECE FISH PLATTER AND COVER DESIGNED BY HENNING KOPPEL
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1990
Of elongated oval form, the domed cover with raised lip-like handles, no. 1026, marked under base
26¾ in. (67.9 cm.) long; 199 oz. 10 dwt. (6207 gr.)

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Koppel designed this fish platter in 1954. As the handle grip for the fish dish resembled the mouth of a cod, it is referred to as the codfish dish. Examples are found in the Museum of Applied Art, Copenhagen and the Landesgewerbeamt Baden-Wurttemberg, Stuttgart.

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