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.
Vintage Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Candelabra Design No. 619
By Harald Nielsen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of Georg Jensen sterling silver two-light candelabra, design no. 619 by Harald Nielsen. Two arms rise from a stepped round foot, cross each other in a wide loop and curve up t...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pair of Monumental Sterling Silver Candelabra 200
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of early Georg Jensen monumental Art Nouveau sterling silver candelabra, design #200 by Georg Jensen, circa 1918. Each candelabrum rests on a large circular domed base with a ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pair of Sterling Silver Five-Light Candelabra #481b by Johan Rohde
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare and important pair of early Decorative Georg Jensen Five-Light Candelabra, Model #481b, designed in 1920 by Johan Rohde. This exceptional and generously scaled pair embodies ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Large Five-Light Candelabra 474
By Johan Rohde, Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of extra-large Georg Jensen sterling silver candelabra, design #474 by Johan Rohde. This design features many of the same elements as Rohde's iconic acorn silverware pattern a...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Art Deco Hans Hansen Two-Light Candelabra 1947
By Karl Gustav Hansen
Located in Hellerup, DK
These candelabra were designed in 1945. Each one has a stem of hollow tubes trimmed with silver beads, rising from a raised foot, which gives it a crisp, architectural look typical o...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Antique Silver Candelabra #93
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of antique Danish silver Georg Jensen candelabra, design #93 by Georg Jensen in 1918. The meticulous silversmithing showcased in these candelabra is truly remarkable, adorned with an abundance of intricately chased floral motifs and delicate beads. The fabrication process would have required a significant amount of time and skill, as each detail was carefully crafted by hand. Each candelabrum stands on a large round base supported by five elegantly designed feet resembling berries or buds. The hand-hammered stem is exceptionally thick, contributing to the overall grandeur of the design. Two gracefully curved arms extend from the stem, holding a substantial sconce...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Georg Jensen Pyramid Danish Sterling Silver 2-Light Candelabra
By Georg Jensen, Harald Nielsen
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Pyramid sterling silver 2-light candelabra. Made by Georg Jensen in Denmark. Two capped and bracketed arms with split scroll terminals mounted to stepped triangle with bead f...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Georg Jensen Art Deco 537 C Sterling Silver Candelabra by Harald Nielsen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of sterling silver candelabra. By Georg Jensen. In sterling silver. Model No. 537 C. Designed by Harald Nielsen. Simply a stunning pair of Jensen candelabra...
Sterling Silver
Antique Danish Sterling Silver Two Light Candelabra by Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare pair of antique Danish sterling silver two light Pomegranate pattern candelabra made by Georg Jensen; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection These magnificent and rare antique Danish cast sterling silver candelabra have a circular bulbous form, in the Pomegranate pattern. The surface of each exceptional example of antique silverware has a subtly planished finish. Each impressive two light candelabrum retains the original hallmarked scrolling arms, supporting two rounded organic-shaped baluster capitals with plain circular dished drip pans. The scrolling arms of each candelabra incorporate magnificent scrolling leaf and bead decoration, all in the Arts and Crafts style. The plain bulbous columns surmount a plain circular foot, accented with a petal decorated border to the junction. The bases of these magnificent cast candelabra are not weighted. The hallmarks struck to the underside and one of arm of each include: Maker's mark: Georg Jensen (these marks were used between 1925-1932) Designer's mark: GI (Georg Jensen) Silver quality/purity mark: Sterling, 925, S (925/1000) Country mark: Denmark Importer's mark: GS (Stockwell & Co (George Stockwell)) Import hallmark: London Import date mark: q (1931) Such examples struck with full London import hallmarks are rare to the market. Condition These antique Georg Jensen silver candelabra...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Danish Art Deco Pewter Candelabras by Just Andersen, 1930s
By Just Andersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant pair of Danish Art Deco pewter candelabras designed by Just Andersen, dating from the early 1930s. Each candelabra features a sculptural, organic form with gracefully curved ...
Pewter
Thune Norwegian Silver Pair 2-Light Candelabra Mid-Century Modern Jensen Style
By Georg Jensen, N.M. Thune
Located in New York, NY
N.M. Thune, Norwegian 0.830 silver pair of 2-light candelabra in Mid-Century Modern style reminiscent of the work of the great silversmith Georg Jensen. With its elegant proportions ...
Silver
Svenskt Tenn Pair of Pewter Candelabras by Edvin Ollers, Stockholm, 1929
By Edvin Ollers
Located in Odense, DK
Beautiful set of Art Deco candelabras in pewter by Edvin Ollers made at his own workshop in Stockholm in 1929. Both pieces are stamped "Ollers" and the yearmark "C8" referring to 192...
Pewter
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