For over a century, Georg Jensen has produced some of the finest objects in Scandinavian modern design, including silver tableware, serving pieces, home decor, jewelry and more, frequently partnering with leading artisans to expand its offerings and respond to shifting tastes. Known for minimal aesthetics that reference nature, the craftsmanship of this legendary Danish silverware firm has regularly married function with thoughtful and beautiful design.
Founder Georg Jensen (1866–1935) was born in the small town of Radvaad, Denmark, and began his training as a goldsmith at 14. After studying sculpture and then training with master silversmith Mogens Ballin, he established his own silver business in Copenhagen in 1904. By 1918, the company was successful enough to open a shop in Paris.
Jensen’s firm produced an incredibly vast range of silver objects, from serving dishes and barware to centerpieces and chandeliers. For his early work, which bore ornate floral details and other organic forms of Art Nouveau, Jensen looked to the splendors of the natural world. The 1905 Blossom teapot, for instance, was topped with a magnolia bud and deftly balanced on toad feet, while some of Jensen’s best-known flatware patterns included Lily of the Valley, introduced in 1913, and Acorn, which debuted in 1915.
Collaboration with outside designers, long before such partnerships were common in design, would lead to some of the company’s most popular and enduring work of the mid-century. Sigvard Bernadotte and Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe created collections, as did Henning Koppel, whose curvy 1952 Pregnant Duck pitcher is a Georg Jensen classic.
After evolving and expanding throughout the 20th century, Georg Jensen was acquired by Investcorp in 2012. Today, the company is a global luxury brand with more than 1,000 stores around the world. It continues to produce seductive new pieces, such as a tea service made with Marc Newson in 2015, as well as timeless heritage designs, including the relaunch in 2019 of the 1018 solid sterling-silver Tureen 270. In 2020, the firm introduced the Jardinière 1505. Sculptural and richly decorative, the never-before-realized showpiece is hand-hammered from sheets of the finest sterling silver and is based on a 1915 sketch from Jensen’s archives.
Find an exquisite collection of Georg Jensen serveware, ceramics, silver and glass today on 1stDibs.
Antique Edwardian Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Bon Bon Dish
By Newcastle Guild of Handicrafts
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver bon bon dish made in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our silver dining collection This exceptional antique silver bon bon dish...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver Dish by James Ballantyne, Sheffield, 1908
By James Ballantyne & Son
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver dish; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver dish has a square shaped rounded plain form onto a domed quatrefoil panelled pedestal base. This antique silver serving dish...
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Entrée Dish by Emile Viner, Sheffield, 1931
By Emile Viner
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver entree dish; an addition to our ornamental dining silverware c...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Hilliard & Thomason Victorian Sterling Silver Bon Bon Dish
By Hilliard & Thomason
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Victorian English sterling silver bon bon dish, an addition to our silver dining collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver bon bon dish has an oval shaped form onto a pedestal and oval spreading foot. The body of the dish is embellished with embossed fluted ornamentation accented with a central scroll and leaf decorated motif to the centre of the well. The undulating rim of the dish is encompassed with embossed decoration in addition to pierced simplified foliate designs. The pedestal is embellished with further embossed alternating fluted decoration with a plain rim. The underside of the dish bears the registration number 'Rd 163770.' Condition This antique dish is a very good gauge of silver, fine quality and in excellent presentation condition. There are some fire marks to the well of the dish, in keeping with age. Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the rim are all very clear; the second portion of the maker's mark has wear but remains legible. Dimensions Length 16.1 cm/6.3". Width 11.6 cm/4.6". Length of foot 6.8 cm/2.7". Width of foot 5 cm/2". Height 6.2 cm/2.4". Weight 3.1 troy ounces/95.2g. Maker: Hilliard...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Bread Dish by W W Harrison, 1907, UK
By William Wheatcroft Harrison & Co. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver bread dish; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This fine antique sterling sil...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver Bread Dish
By Henry Clifford Davis
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver bread dish in the Art Deco style; an addition to our range of ornamental silverware. This exceptional...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bowl 242
By Georg Jensen, Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen bowl, featuring a pierced stem adorned with floral details and scrolls. It was designed by Johan Rohde in 1919, identified by design number #242. The b...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 925s Small Oval Candy Bowl Made After 1945
By Georg Jensen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Candy bowl/centerpiece from Georg Jensen Silver Copenhagen. Small oval bowl made of sterling silver 925s with stamp from the period after 1945 Very nice vintage condition. ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Centerpiece Bowl 636, 1931
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early Georg Jensen sterling silver Art Deco centerpiece bowl, design #636 by Harald Nielsen in 1931. This impressive hand-crafted oval bowl rests on an elegant oval Pyramid patter...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Tazza Dish 296 E
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elevate your fruit with this small tazza from Georg Jensen’s grape series. Designed by Georg Jensen in 1916, Produced in Denmark with post-1945 marks. Very good condition. Surface ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bowl 238a
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver decorative small bowl, design #238a by Georg Jensen from circa 1917. Handcrafted with intricate details, the basket is raised on limb-like branches, with a large fl...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Bowl 873 Malinowski, 1938
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early Georg Jensen sterling silver Art Deco bowl, design #873 by Arno Malinowski from 1938. This elegant conical-shaped bowl features a finely hand-turned rim and rests upon a cir...
Sterling Silver
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