Lot 1142 | Georg Jensen | Large cutlery set "Acorn" for 20 people

LARGE CUTLERY SET "ACORN" FOR 20 PEOPLE.

Jensen, Georg. Kopenhagen.

Date: After 1945.
Maker/Designer: Model Johann Rhode 1915-17.
Technique: Silver. The blades of the knives made of steel or horn.
Description: The flat hilt elongated, grooved and ending in pine cones with volutes. A total of 273 pieces, consisting of:
20 bouillon spoons
20 hors d'oeuvre knives
20 hors d'oeuvre spoons
20 hors d'oeuvre forks
20 menu knives
20 menu spoons
20 menu forks
20 fish knives
20 fish forks
18 lobster forks
18 oyster forks
10 caviar knives
16 crab knives (4 with slightly different blade)
20 coffee spoons
2 large meat forks
2 serving forks
2 serving spoons
2 sauce ladles
2 salad forks
2 salad spoons.
Weight: Ca. 8.930 (excluding the cutlery pieces made with horn or steel)g.
Mark: Sterling, Denmark, maker's mark Georg Jensen in oval, after 1945.

Provenance:
Private collection Westphalia

Literature:
Kunst vom Jugendstil zur Moderne (1889-1939), Sammlung Karl H.Bröhan Berlin, vol. IV Metallkunst, Bröhan-Museum 1990, no.258.