'Bernadotte' cutlery, 1939

Lot: 204

106 pieces. Spoon: L. 10.8-19.7 cm; Forks: L. 17.2-19.2 cm; Knife: L. 19.5-22 cm; Serving pieces: 6 serving spoons: L. 9.8-20.8 cm; 6 serving forks: L. 15.2-20.7 cm; Butter knife: L. 15 cm; Cheese slicer: L. 20.4 cm; Cake knife, L. 26 cm; Cake server, L. 22.3 cm; 2 rugs, openwork: L. 23.8-25.6 cm; Soup ladle: L. 18.5 cm; Sauce ladle: L. 18.5 cm; Sugar tongs: L. 10.2 cm. Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, mostly after 1945. Silver, stainless steel. Ref .: GEORG JENSEN (beads), STERLING DENMARK or GJ or GEORGJENSEN & WENDEL A / S (embossed).

Approx. 5,700 grams. 16 pieces produced between 1939-44 and 7 pieces between 1945-51. Provenance: Collection of Prof. Dr. Florian Hufnagl.

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Hammer Price: 6,000 €

151A - Bauhaus 101 and the Florian Hufnagl Collection
23. June 2020 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Drucker, Georg Jensen, Atglen 2001, p. 264; p. 277.

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'Bernadotte' cutlery, 1939

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