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2532 - Modernist eel plate by Georg Jensen, sterling silver. A boat-shaped, rounded body with smooth sides and a matching lid sits on a flat, oval base. The narrow ends, where the body and lid swing apart like open mouths, serve as handles. Hallmarked 925 and “Denmark Sterling,” manufacturer’s mark, designer’s monogram “Dessin HK” for design by Henning Koppel, 1956, model no. 1054, year mark G11. Weight approx. 3,950 g. Height 14.5 cm. 72.5 cm x 19.5 cm.
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Modernist eel plate by Georg Jensen, sterling silver. A boat-shaped, rounded body with smooth sides and a matching lid sits on a flat, oval base. The narrow ends, where the body and lid swing apart like open mouths, serve as handles. Hallmarked 925 and “Denmark Sterling,” manufacturer’s mark, designer’s monogram “Dessin HK” for design by Henning Koppel, 1956, model no. 1054, year mark G11. Weight approx. 3,950 g. Height 14.5 cm. 72.5 cm x 19.5 cm. Henning Koppel (1918–1981) was a Danish graphic artist, sculptor, and designer, and was considered one of the most important Scandinavian designers of the postwar period. After a period in exile in Sweden, Henning Koppel returned to Denmark in 1945 and worked for Georg Jensen until his death in 1981. See Georg Jensen Holloware, The Silver Fund Collection, p. 34, p. 302, p. 311. Provenance: Estate of Hildegard Dick, Westerland, Sylt. A modernist Danish sterling silver eel platter designed by Henning Koppel in 1956 for Georg Jensen. Standard mark 925, maker’s mark and designer’s monogram, model no. 1054, date mark G11. Denmark. Copenhagen. Georg Jensen. 2005.
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International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IIIAuction house
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