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.
Georg Jensen Sterling Blossom Lid, Model 2A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely Georg Jensen hand raised sterling silver blossom condiment lid #2A from the 1950's. Needs glass jar base. Denmark 1950's.
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Serving Fork
By Georg Jensen
Located in Riverdale, NY
Georg Jensen sterling serving fork, #83 pattern with openwork stem and Art Nouveau floral cap. Measures: 7.5" x 1.5". "W" monogram, hidden on ba...
Sterling Silver
Bigelow, Kennard and Co. Arts and Crafts Sterling Spoons
By Bigelow Kennard & Co.
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely and unusual set of Arts and Crafts Spoons in sterling with vermeil bowls, hand-hammered from the early 1900s. Wonderful lily form bowl. 5.5" x 1....
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling San Lorenzo Pattern Berry Server
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant and weighty Tiffany San Lorenzo Berry Sterling Server from the 1940's. Marked "Tiffany and Co, Sterling, Pat. 1916, M" which dates it betwe...
Sterling Silver
Elegant 19th Century Gorham Sterling Serving Dish
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant 19th Century Gorham Sterling Serving Dish with wide floral border with nice weight. Flowers and scrolls decorate the 1.5" border. Gorham hallmarks dating to 1892. Weight 14 T...
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling Elegant Lobed Bowl
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Riverdale, NY
Tiffany Sterling Elegant Lobed Bowl from Mid Century 20th century. Heavy gauge sterling in an elegant, Asian lobed form, perfect table centerpiece. Mid Century Tiffany, 1960's USA. 8...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sugar Tang in Sterling Silver, 'Blossom'
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen sugar tang in sterling silver, 'Blossom'. Produced 1925-1932. In perfect condition. Hallmarked. Measures 9.7 cm.
Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Gravy Ladle 153
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a sterling silver Georg Jensen gravy ladle, item 153 in the Blossom/Magnolia pattern, design #84 by Georg Jensen from 1919. Additional information: Material: Sterling silve ...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silver Serving Fork and Spoon Set, 1930's
By Georg Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georg Jensen Blossom pattern hand hammered sterling silver salad or serving set. Hallmarked dating to 1933-1944. In excellent condition. Designed in 1905 by Georg Jensen, the delica...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silverware Set for 12, 1919
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen Sterling Silverware Set for 12 in the Blossom/Magnolia pattern, design #84 by Georg Jensen from 1919. The blossom or Magnolia pattern as it is also referred to is the pattern which requires the most fabrication time. The hand crafted process to make a single piece is said to take up the 13 working hours. Each floral bulb, hand cut out, hand chased and folded together, then attached to a hand forged shaft. Each bowl or fork are hand chased and have a slight hammered look. With service for 12, including dinner forks, salad forks, dinner knives, luncheon knives, and coffee spoons, this collection ensures that every dining occasion is adorned with unparalleled elegance. *Additionally, each complete set of silverware comes with complimentary new anti-tarnish felt storage bags Additional information: Material: Sterling Silver Style: Designer: Georg Jensen "Dimensions: 12 dinner knives 9″ (23 cm) 12 dinner forks 7 5/8″ (19,2cm) 12 luncheon/salad forks 6 5/8″ (16.7 cm) 12 luncheon knives 7 7/8″ (19,8 cm) 12 butter spreaders 6 1/8″ (15.5cm) 12 coffee spoons 4 1/8″ (10.6cm)" weight: 4683 grams (165 oz.) Hallmarks: All pieces fully stamp Georg Jensen 84...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sugar Tang in Sterling Silver, 'Blossom'
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen sugar tang in sterling silver, 'blossom'. Produced 1925-1932 In perfect condition. Hallmarked. Measures: 9.7 cm.
Georg Jensen Silver Acanthus, Designed by Johan Rohde, Two Dessert Spoons
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen silver Acanthus. Two dessert spoons. Designed by Johan Rohde. Measures: Length 17.5cm. In very good condition. Marked.
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