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MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, CIRCA 1978
Details
A SILVER EGG-BOX DESIGNED BY PIET HEIN
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, CIRCA 1978
Of egg form, no. 1147A, marked on bezel, also with English import marks for 1978
4 in. (10 cm.) high; 7 oz. 10 dwt. (234 gr.)
MARK OF GEORG JENSEN, COPENHAGEN, CIRCA 1978
Of egg form, no. 1147A, marked on bezel, also with English import marks for 1978
4 in. (10 cm.) high; 7 oz. 10 dwt. (234 gr.)
Further details
Mathematician and designer, Piet Hein (1905-1996) invented a new shape, the "superellipse," a combination of an oval and a rectangle. He translated his new shape into silver with his "superegg" box, which he designed for Georg Jensen in 1966.