936 - JENSEN, GEORG

JENSEN, GEORG Copenhagen Title: Silver Coffee and Tea Service "Blossom". Date: 1933–44, previously 1925–32. Designer: Designed by Georg Jensen, 1905, Model 2. Material: Silver, three pieces with ivory handles. Total weight approx. 3190 g. Dimensions: Tray 55 x 32.5 cm, height 18.5 / 13.5 / 11.5 / 6.5 cm. Hallmarks: Sterling, Denmark, 925 S; three instances of the Georg Jensen maker’s mark from 1933–44; one instance of the maker’s mark from 1925–32. Model numbers: 2D, 2C, 2E, 2C, 2B. Description: Consisting of a coffee pot, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl, and oval tray. Each piece features a bulbous body that tapers toward the top, resting on three small feet; the surface has a lightly hammered finish. Adorning the lids—as well as the two handles of the tray—is a large blossom set on a curved stem, topped with an umbel-like cluster of small spheres. The EU export permit (CITES) is available Condition: Please note that this object was created using materials from endangered species. In accordance with CITES regulations, this item cannot be exported outside the EU Provenance: - Private collection, Germany Literature: David Taylor, Jason Laskey: Georg Jensen - Holloware - The Silver Fund Collection, London 2003; for the models, see p. 39 Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Domestic: 43.70 euros plus 8.30 euros VAT EU: 58.82 euros plus 11.18 euros VAT Third country: 117.65 euros plus 22.35 euros VAT Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros over a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand USA: by individual arrangement after the auction. #Georg Jensen #Denmark #19th/20th C. #Silver. Please note that this item is made of materials for which a permit is required under CITES regulations for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that such a permit is generally not granted.