Pair of Vintage Georg Jensen by S. Bernadotte Sterling Silver Candlesticks #855b With Original Boxes

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Pair of Georg Jensen sterling silver candlesticks, designed by Sigvard Bernadotte, in pattern number 855B, with an elegant, geometric design. … Read more Pair of Georg Jensen sterling silver candlesticks, designed by Sigvard Bernadotte, in pattern number 855B, with an elegant, geometric design. They measure 10 1/8'' in height by 4'' in diameter at the base, weigh 29.3 troy ounces, and bear hallmarks as shown. They are sold in the original Georg Jensen boxes.

Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) set up his own silver business in 1904 in Copenhagen. Jensen's training in metalsmithing, along with his education in the fine arts, allowed him to combine the two disciplines and revive the tradition of the artist craftsman. Soon, the beauty and quality of his creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. In 1912, expansion of his studio began in earnest. By 1917, he had built a workshop brimming with hundreds of employees. Jensen was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 and again in Barcelona in 1929. The sale of Jensen silver went really well and in the early 1930s there were Jensen shops in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, St. Thomas, Buenos Aires and New York apart from the ones in Denmark. By his death in 1935, Georg Jensen was an international house of design where inspired artisans carried on a tradition of blending expert craftsmanship with forward-thinking design. In his obituary the New York Herald Tribune called him “the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years.”

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