2471 - Rare large menorah by Georg Jensen, sterling silver, 7-branched; set on a round base that is domed in the center and shaped like a stylized flower, bordered with a beaded decoration, from which rises the tall shaft in the shape of a flower. From three additional, three-dimensional flowers—each arranged in pairs or triplets—a total of seven linearly arranged, fluted arms extend, ending at the same height on openwork floral nodes in sockets with multiple eaves. All-over hammered finish. Stamped 925 and “Denmark Sterling,” manufacturer’s mark, designer’s monogram “Dessin HN” for designer Harald Nielsen, ca. 1929, model no. 488, year mark F11. Weight approx. 3,000 g. Height 47 cm. 19.5 cm x 39 cm.

Rare large menorah by Georg Jensen, sterling silver, 7-branched; set on a round base that is domed in the center and shaped like a stylized flower, bordered with a beaded decoration, from which rises the tall shaft in the shape of a flower. From three additional, three-dimensional flowers—each arranged in pairs or triplets—a total of seven linearly arranged, fluted arms extend, ending at the same height on openwork floral nodes in sockets with multiple eaves. All-over hammered finish. Stamped 925 and “Denmark Sterling,” manufacturer’s mark, designer’s monogram “Dessin HN” for designer Harald Nielsen, ca. 1929, model no. 488, year mark F11. Weight approx. 3,000 g. Height 47 cm. 19.5 cm x 39 cm. Harald Nielsen began as an apprentice in Georg Jensen’s silversmithy in 1909, created some of the company’s most successful designs in the 1920s and 1930s, and, following Georg Jensen’s death in 1935, made it his life’s work to to carry on the master’s work. See *Georg Jensen Holloware*, The Silver Fund Collection, p. 34, p. 184. Provenance: Estate of Hildegard Dick, Westerland, Sylt. A Danish sterling silver menorah modeled by Harald Nielsen around 1929 for Georg Jensen. Standard mark 925, maker’s mark and designer’s monogram, model no. 488, date mark F11. Denmark. Copenhagen. Georg Jensen. 2004.