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2445 - Monumental "King's Bowl" by Georg Jensen, sterling silver. Above a rising, stepped round base and six spherical feet, an openwork shaft featuring a fully three-dimensional, centrally ascending grapevine surrounded by soaring leaves that end in volutes. Above this, on a wider, crown-shaped shaft segment featuring interlocking volutes running all the way around, sits the broad, bell-shaped cup. Finely hammered over the entire surface. Minimal scratches. Stamped 925 and “Denmark Sterling,” designer’s monogram “Dessin JR” for designer Johan Rohde, 1917. Manufacturer’s mark, model no. 250 A, year mark M11. Weight approx. 5,250 g. Height 40 cm. Diameter 45.5 cm.
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Monumental "King's Bowl" by Georg Jensen, sterling silver. Above a rising, stepped round base and six spherical feet, an openwork shaft featuring a fully three-dimensional, centrally ascending grapevine surrounded by soaring leaves that end in volutes. Above this, on a wider, crown-shaped shaft segment featuring interlocking volutes running all the way around, sits the broad, bell-shaped cup. Finely hammered over the entire surface. Minimal scratches. Stamped 925 and “Denmark Sterling,” designer’s monogram “Dessin JR” for designer Johan Rohde, 1917. Manufacturer’s mark, model no. 250 A, year mark M11. Weight approx. 5,250 g. Height 40 cm. Diameter 45.5 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 of 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). See Georg Jensen Holloware, The Silver Fund Collection, p. 34, p. 116. Provenance: Estate of Hildegard Dick, Westerland, Sylt. A monumental Danish footed silver bowl designed by Johan Rohde in 1917 for Georg Jensen. Minor scratches. Standard hallmark 925, designer’s monogram and maker’s mark, model no. 250 A, date mark M11. Denmark. Copenhagen. Georg Jensen. 2010.
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International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IIIAuction house
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