2423 - Extensive "Cosmos" coffee and tea service by Georg Jensen

Extensive "Cosmos" coffee and tea service by Georg Jensen Sterling silver, 8-piece set; coffee pot, 2 teapots, tea warmer, cream pitcher, sugar bowl, candy dish, tray. Round to pear-shaped body with a fine hammered finish and leaf-shaped relief motifs on the lower third of the sides. Domed lid with a partially gadrooned knob above a relief rosette. Curved, fluted handle, partially made of ivory. At the upper base of the handle, a small volute set with beads. Stamped 925 and “Denmark Sterling,” manufacturer’s mark, designer’s monogram “Dessin JR” for designs by Johan Rohde, 1915, model nos. 45, 45 B, 45 C, 251 A. Total weight approx. 6,865 g. Overall height 4 cm – 34 cm. 48 cm x 69 cm. Johan Rohde (1856–1935) was a Danish lithographer, painter, and designer. His collaboration with Georg Jensen began as early as 1906, before he was permanently hired by Jensen in 1917 as a designer for household goods and silverware. He remained there until his death. Rohde was one of Jensen’s closest collaborators. Among his most significant designs is the “Acorn”/“Konge” cutlery pattern (1915). CITES certificate is available. See Georg Jensen Holloware, The Silver Fund Collection, pp. 34, 68. Provenance: Estate of Hildegard Dick, Westerland, Sylt. An 8-piece Danish silver tea and coffee set designed by Johan Rohde in 1915 for Georg Jensen. Standard mark 925, maker’s mark, and designer’s monogram; model nos. 45, 45 B, 45 C, 251 A. CITES certificate included. Denmark. Copenhagen. Georg Jensen. 1919–1977.