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.
Exceptional Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Hot Water Kettle on Stand, 1914
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A monumental sterling silver Georg Jensen tea and hot water kettle on stand, design #3 by Georg Jensen, designed in 1914. This exceptional masterpiece showcases an extraordinary leve...
Sterling Silver
$12,000
H 11 in Dm 5.25 in
Jensen Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand with Ebony finial and Handle, circa 1920
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
With burner, stand, and detachable cover.
Sterling Silver
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen, "Kosmos" Teapot in Sterling Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen. "Kosmos" teapot in sterling silver with ebony handle. Design 45A. In very good condition. Stamped. Measur...
Sterling Silver
$8,000
H 9.06 in Dm 7.09 in
Rare Georg Jensen Teapot in Sterling Silver with Ebony Handle, Dated 1915-30
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rare Georg Jensen teapot in sterling silver with ebony handle. Dated 1915-30. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 23 x 18.5 cm.
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Pyramid Teapot #600B
By Georg Jensen, Harald Nielsen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A large sterling silver Georg Jensen Pyramid art deco teapot with an ebony handle, design #600B by Harald Nielsen from 1930. Inspired by the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by H...
Sterling Silver
$8,000
H 5.52 in W 9.45 in D 5.52 in
Georg Jensen Blossom Teapot in Hammered Sterling Silver with Ivory Handle
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Blossom teapot in hammered sterling silver with ivory handle. Model 2C. Dated 1915-1930. Measures: 24 x 14 cm (incl. Handle). In exc...
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Silver Plated Spirit Kettle on A Stand
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian silver plated spirit kettle on a stand with original shaped handle, lift up lid with original handle shaped spout. Pretty...
Silver Plate
$4,340Sale Price|30% Off
H 7.49 in W 8.27 in D 3.94 in
Georg Jensen. Blossom coffee pot in sterling silver with bone handle.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen. Blossom coffee pot in hand-hammered sterling silver with bone handle. Model 2C. Hallmarked with 1933-1944 stamp. In perfect condition. Dimensions: W 21.0 cm x 19.0 c...
Sterling Silver
$6,000
H 9.45 in Dm 8.67 in
Rare Georg Jensen Coffee Pot in Sterling Silver with Ebony Handle, Dated 1915-30
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rare Georg Jensen coffee pot in sterling silver with ebony handle. Dated 1915-30. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 24 x 22 cm.
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Spirit Kettle by James Dixon & Sons
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver spirit kettle; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection This exceptional antique George V sterling silver spirit kettle has a circular rounded form. The lower portion of this silver spirit kettle is embellished with exceptional chased decorated stylised water leaf designs. The upper portion of the body is encompassed with an exceptional band of chased opposing scroll decoration accented with palmette motifs. The upper rim of the kettle is embellished with an applied egg decorated border. This antique silver spirit kettle is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover encircled with further chased water leaf decoration to the domed portion. The cover is surmounted with the original sterling silver topped, carved wood finial, securing to the interior with a wing nut. This fine example of antique teaware...
Sterling Silver
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