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2536 - Extensive "Caravel" modernist silverware set by Georg Jensen, sterling silver, 199-piece set; 18 dinner knives, 18 dinner knives, 18 fish knives, 6 dessert knives, 18 dinner forks, 12 dinner forks, 18 fish forks, 12 cake forks, 12 dinner spoons, 18 dinner spoons, 18 dessert spoons, 18 coffee spoons, 2 large and 1 small sauce ladles, 3 large and 4 small cold cut forks, 2 vegetable spoons, cake server. Wide, flattened blades or prongs, tapering into a flat, conical handle. Caravel model. Designed by Henning Koppel, 1957. Minimal signs of wear consistent with age. Stamped “Denmark Sterling,” manufacturer’s mark. Total weight approx. 10,315 g (approx. 7,555 g without the knife). Height 10.5 cm – 22 cm.
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Extensive "Caravel" modernist silverware set by Georg Jensen, sterling silver, 199-piece set; 18 dinner knives, 18 dinner knives, 18 fish knives, 6 dessert knives, 18 dinner forks, 12 dinner forks, 18 fish forks, 12 cake forks, 12 dinner spoons, 18 dinner spoons, 18 dessert spoons, 18 coffee spoons, 2 large and 1 small sauce ladles, 3 large and 4 small cold cut forks, 2 vegetable spoons, cake server. Wide, flattened blades or prongs, tapering into a flat, conical handle. Caravel model. Designed by Henning Koppel, 1957. Minimal signs of wear consistent with age. Stamped “Denmark Sterling,” manufacturer’s mark. Total weight approx. 10,315 g (approx. 7,555 g without the knife). Height 10.5 cm – 22 cm. The sculptor Henning Koppel (1918–1981) collaborated with Georg Jensen beginning in 1946. The Caravel cutlery pattern captivates with its simple, understated style and influenced postwar Scandinavian design. In addition to numerous awards, the cutlery was honored with the Golden Spoon award in Munich in 1963. See Georg Jensen Holloware, The Silver Fund Collection, p. 34. Provenance: Estate of Hildegard Dick, Westerland, Sylt. A 199-piece Danish modernist sterling silver “Caravel” cutlery set designed by Henning Koppel in 1957. Minor age-related signs of use. Standard sterling mark, maker’s mark. Denmark. Copenhagen. Georg Jensen. After 1945.
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