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Description

A Married Ten-Piece Georg Jensen No. 3 Silver and Ebony Coffee and Tea Service Designed by Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1908-1927
Marks to each: GEORG JENSEN, (various)
13-1/8 inches (33.3 cm) (tallest, kettle-on-stand)
190 ounces (gross)

Property from the Collection of Dr. James Young

The service with pronounced gadrooning to bodies.

The service comprising:
1 Kettle-on-stand;
1 Coffee pot;
1 Teapot;
1 Milk jug;
1 Tea strainer with under bowl;
2 Open sugar bowls;
1 Covered creamer;
1 Tea caddy;
1 Porringer.
10 Total

The kettle-on-stand, coffee pot, and teapot each inscribed Anna Wiens f. Lilliecreutz 1920 and Margaretha Rudbeck f. Wiens 1944 to undersides. Swedish import marks to kettle-on-stand, coffee pot, teapot, and tea strainer with underbowl.





Condition Report*: The coffee and tea service in overall good appearance with all wear as expected with age and use; kettle-on-stand with slightly bent hinge pin; coffee pot with small shallow dent to lower portion of body; teapot with a few minor shallow dents including to shoulder and handle, and very minor split to ebony finial; milk jug with small pin dent to shoulder; porringer with one half-inch dent to body; sugar bowls with a few minor dents to shoulders, one example with evidence of resoldering repair, visible to interior and exterior walls; creamer with minor small shallow dent to shoulder; tea caddy and tea strainer with underbowl, no dents or pushes observed.
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Auction Info

Auction Dates
May, 2021
20th Thursday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 4
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Sold on May 20, 2021 for: $17,500.00
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