Georg Jensen -Harald Nielsen

6 Piece Service for12 Sterling Pyramid Flatware by Georg Jensen

Documentation

Signed

Origin

Denmark

Period

1920-1949

Materials

sterling silver

Dimensions

W.	0.875 in;	H.	8.75 in;
W.	2.22 cm;	H.	22.23 cm;

Condition

Good. professionally polished

Creation Date

1927

Number of Pieces

Description

This sterling silver Pyramid flatware service for 12 comes includes a salad fork, a dinner fork, a meat knife, a dinner spoon, a teaspoon and a butter knife. Also included are 9 serving pieces including a ladle, salad fork, salad spoon, chese server, cheese knife and four small salt spoons. The Pyramid pattern, created by Harald Nielsen was one of the company's most popular. Nielsen was the younger brother of Georg Jensen's third wife, Johanne. Harald started as an apprentice with the company in 1909 and stayed with the company through out his career. When Jensen died in 1935, Nielsen succeeded him as artistic leader and by 1969 he celebrated his 60th anniversary with the company. In addition to his artistic contributions to the company, he also had the job of finding and training young people in the Georg Jensen tradition.

Styles / Movements

Art Deco, Modern, Scandinavian Modern

Dealer Reference Number

6PS12 SPFGJ

Incollect Reference Number

323018