Georg Jensen 1866-1935

I have just happened to notice that Fellows, the auctioneers,

are having a sale today of Vintage Jewellery & Accessories.

Nothing particularly unusual in that, auctions are taking

place all the time, but on this occasion they have

a couple of brooches by Georg Jensen going

under the hammer and that's more than enough to

grab my attention for a while.

Today's caption competition, answers must be in Swedish!

 

 For those of you not familiar with his work, Georg was

a Swedish designer of ceramics, sculptor, goldsmith

but perhaps he is best known for his silver jewellery.

Amongst his contemporaries were Charles Robert Ashbee

and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, all three of them key names

in the Arts & Crafts Movement.

This one's in the auction today.

 In line with current thinking Georg's desire was to make everyday

objects not only beautiful but affordable too which is rather an irony in

view of the prices his work fetches at auction today.

Iron and silver brooch

 

During the First World War his company created the now

famous "iron jewellery" in an attempt to safeguard the

dwindling stocks of silver and this is avidly sought out by

collectors the world over. 

Deer and squirrel - key components of many Long Dogs
but that's where the similarity ends.

 

Georg died in 1935 but the company has continued in his name

and is still producing beautiful work which bears his

signature to this day.

Arts & Crafts at it's finest.

 

History lesson over, the auction starts at 9.30am

and as I seem to have left it too late to register

there's no fear of me getting into a bidding war with

some other determined admirer of Mr Jensen's

fabulous creations.  Saved from myself again!