Null Numerous sterling silver cutlery service "Pyramid"
HARALD NIELSEN for GEORG…
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Numerous sterling silver cutlery service "Pyramid" HARALD NIELSEN for GEORG JENSEN, post 1945 Designed by Harald Nielsen ca. 1926, engraved with the monogram "H". All pieces hallmarked Georg Jensen in dotted oval (1945-77) STERLING DENMARK. Comprising 24 starter forks, 24 starter spoons, 24 dinner forks, 24 soup spoons, 24 fish knives, 24 fish forks, 24 cake forks, 24 demitasse spoons, 24 coffee spoons, 6 butter knives, 2 cake servers, 6 slicing forks (small), 2 slicing forks, 3 sauce ladles, 6 pieces of salad servers (total weight ca. 11,102g.) as well as the following pieces with steel parts: 24 starter knives, 24 menu knives, 4 pieces of salad servers, 2 fish serving knives, 6 cheese knives, 6 fruit knives (total weight ca. 5636g.). All items with signs of use and minimal scratches on the surface. All quanties approximate Lit.: Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen, A Tradition of Splendid Silver, 1997, p. 269 The "Pyramid" series is probably the most famous of the works by top Danish designer Harald Nielsen (1892 - 1977). Harald Nielsen began his career as an apprentice in the silver workshop of his brother-in-law Georg Jensen in 1909. After initial Art Nouveau designs, he concentrated on a strict, geometric style in the 1920s and 1930s, which was in keeping with the zeitgeist of the Art Deco period. The "Pyramid" series, which, in addition to cutlery, mainly includes hollowware such as coffee services, plates, bowls, spice sets and candlesticks, was created from 1926 onwards.

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Numerous sterling silver cutlery service "Pyramid" HARALD NIELSEN for GEORG JENSEN, post 1945 Designed by Harald Nielsen ca. 1926, engraved with the monogram "H". All pieces hallmarked Georg Jensen in dotted oval (1945-77) STERLING DENMARK. Comprising 24 starter forks, 24 starter spoons, 24 dinner forks, 24 soup spoons, 24 fish knives, 24 fish forks, 24 cake forks, 24 demitasse spoons, 24 coffee spoons, 6 butter knives, 2 cake servers, 6 slicing forks (small), 2 slicing forks, 3 sauce ladles, 6 pieces of salad servers (total weight ca. 11,102g.) as well as the following pieces with steel parts: 24 starter knives, 24 menu knives, 4 pieces of salad servers, 2 fish serving knives, 6 cheese knives, 6 fruit knives (total weight ca. 5636g.). All items with signs of use and minimal scratches on the surface. All quanties approximate Lit.: Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen, A Tradition of Splendid Silver, 1997, p. 269 The "Pyramid" series is probably the most famous of the works by top Danish designer Harald Nielsen (1892 - 1977). Harald Nielsen began his career as an apprentice in the silver workshop of his brother-in-law Georg Jensen in 1909. After initial Art Nouveau designs, he concentrated on a strict, geometric style in the 1920s and 1930s, which was in keeping with the zeitgeist of the Art Deco period. The "Pyramid" series, which, in addition to cutlery, mainly includes hollowware such as coffee services, plates, bowls, spice sets and candlesticks, was created from 1926 onwards.

Estimate 6 000 - 10 000 EUR
Starting price 5 000 EUR

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