Georg Jensen’s silver jewellery is extremely suitable auction objects for Auctionhouse de Ruiter. The auction house in Klaaswaal is always looking for unique jewellery with a nice story. This also applies to the artistic jewellery of the Danish jewellery brand.
Georg Jensen has ensured that his jewellery designs are timeless and fit in different fashion trends. The brand is internationally respected and is frequently featured at auctions and in vintage jewellery stores.
In addition to the timeless and artistic silver jewellery, Georg Jensen has also made beautiful silver tea sets, silver cutlery and other objects from silver. These are of course also very interesting auction objects. Our appraisers would be happy to appraise your Georg Jensen jewellery for offering to international bidders. The auction is always streamed live so that the whole world can bid on his or her favourite lots. This also applies to the lots of Georg Jensen.
Auctionhouse de Ruiter in Klaaswaal makes every effort to put together a wide range of lots. This also includes Georg Jensen’s jewellery and other objects in Scandinavian design.
Do you have jewellery or other objects from Georg Jensen and would you like to put it up for auction? There is always an appraiser available for trusted advice and of course it is also possible to send a photo or video by email. They can advise you on the value and whether it is interesting to auction.
Georg Jensen, a Danish silversmith in Scandinavian design
Georg Jensen is a silversmith from Denmark who played a major role in the development of Scandinavian Design. The home’s creative designs are often beautiful and functional. The founder Georg Jensen grew up in the area with many forests and lakes, north of Copenhagen. That natural environment was the reason why he liked to get his inspiration from nature. In addition to the table and interior silver, the house also does a lot in the field of jewellery and we see this a lot at various auctions.
The start of the legendary Danish silversmith
The start of Georg Jensen’s career begins with an internship with a goldsmith from 1880 to 1884. During his internship he developed a special interest in sculpture, which could be seen as an urge for something artistic.
In 1887 he was therefore eligible for training at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts where he would study until 1892. He would have preferred to work as a sculptor but soon discovered that he could not make a living from that. He went in search of other work and because of course he had already done an internship with a goldsmith and thus had an affinity with jewellery, he decided to work in jewellery production.
That too soon got boring and so in 1898 he started a company in ceramics together with a friend. A breakthrough in this industry soon came when one of the ceramic jugs was chosen in 1900 to exhibit in the Danish pavilion for the Paris international exhibition.
George Jensen himself travelled to Paris for this special occasion where he met many other artists in the Art and Craft movement. And although this was all very successful and offered perspective, the ceramics company also failed. So he was forced to end up in the craft of silversmiths.
In 1901 he first started working at the silver shop Mogen Ballin which was a great ambassador of the Art and Craft movement. He encouraged Georg Jensen to start creating his own designs. Jensen, who was naturally very artistic, gladly followed that advice. One of his first creations was a buckle for a belt with a sculpture on it. In this way, Jensen slowly returned to his old love: sculpture.
When he had enough money and self-confidence in 1904, he decided to start his own studio. In the start he would mainly focus on jewellery. Like many jewellery makers, he drew inspiration from nature and we saw many natural elements in the designs in the early days.
Think of flowers, fruits, birds and other animals. Everything made of silver and where beautiful hammer work gave a special texture to the jewellery. He also used an oxidation technique to bring colour and depth to the pieces and he processed semi-precious stones such as opal, malachite, lapis, coral and agate.
Early international expansion for Georg Jensen
Long before Georg Jensen would become internationally successful, he opened a store in the German capital Berlin in 1909. Some of his pieces won a gold medal at the international exhibition in Brussels and some gold medals at the North American exhibition in San Francisco in 1915. Unfortunately, he had to close his shop in Berlin that same year due to the outbreak of the First World War.
However, his courage did not fail and he opened shops in Sweden. Followed soon after by Paris, London and even New York where he opened a shop in 1924. And to make everything even better for him, in 1925 he received another Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris.
He had thus become internationally known and appreciated and successful with what he had such an enormous passion for, a bit later than he had hoped. Due to the international success and the expansions, he had to relinquish some control and appoint other designers. Something he found difficult because a creative person simply has his own view on things and does not like to be disturbed in it. But he did find some very talented designers who could continue the work and he would die shortly afterwards in 1935.
As the last personal crown on his international fame, he received an ode from the New York Times. The newspaper named him the greatest silversmith of the past 300 years.
A deserved honour for someone who had already taken a new stylistic direction at that time with silver, which was usually processed very classically by nature.
The new Jensen style
Georg Jensen’s new stylistic direction was sometimes called “the new Jensen style”. This was created in 1930 in collaboration with Sigvard Bernadotte , a Swedish Prince. The style was mainly based on more geometric and abstract shapes. We still see a collection named after the Swedish prince at the house Georg Jensen, where this design style is clearly reflected.
This style is probably one of the founders of Scandinavian Design, as we know it today and which of course is still popular.
This style was continued in the 50s and 60s after the Second World War by the designers Nanna and Jorgen Ditzel , Astrid Fog , Henning Koppel and Arno Malinowski . Several decades later, between 1985 and 1987, the company merged with two other companies to become the largest Scandinavian company in the decorative arts sector.
To this day, jewellery is still produced by the Georg Jensen house, as well as watches, cutlery, silver crockery, silver gift items and professional catering silver. Everything is still manufactured in the workshop in Denmark. There are also still several boutiques worldwide on the house and we can find the pieces in the better jewellery stores and at international auctions.
The Georg Jensen house has also not gone unnoticed in royal circles. For example, the house has been awarded the title of Purveyor to the Royal Household to the Danish Queen for many years.
Gold jewellery from the Aurora collection by Georg Jensen
The Georg Jensen Aurora collection is a line of jewellery with necklaces, rings and earrings from the Danish house Georg Jensen. The jewellery collection was designed by the house’s goldsmiths to celebrate life’s special milestones. The name Aurora naturally refers to the famous aurora such as the Aurora Borealis. With this, the house wants a silent hint about the effects that the jewellery gives in the light.
The design style is, as we are used to from Georg Jensen, modern and yet timeless. A style that fits seamlessly into the Scandinavian design direction. Although the Danish house traditionally mainly works with silver, the pieces in this collection are nevertheless made of white gold, rose gold and yellow gold. We also see beautifully cut diamonds that have been set in the pieces.
The design style mainly has circles, so we see with the necklaces that either one circle of gold with diamonds cut in the middle hangs on a cord or seven circles that are arranged side by side from large too small. These are also set with cut diamonds. The earrings have exactly the same design style.
We see a few types of rings. There is the smooth round ring that is completely set with small cut diamonds. The smooth round ring that is completely set with large cut diamonds and finally the ring that consists of forged circles in which each has a cut diamond.
The Curve collection from Georg Jensen
The Georg Jensen Curve collection is a jewellery line consisting of rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces. This jewellery is made of gold or silver and has a striking yet minimalist design.
The Curve collection from Georg Jensen was designed by Regitze Overgaard who wanted to continue the tradition of the Danish house in pioneering jewellery. The designer, Overgaard , has been working with the house Georg Jensen since 1987 and was himself trained at the Arts and Crafts Training in Copenhagen.
She is seen as the pioneer of the abstract and organic design style that dominated the 1980s. This gives her the talent to manipulate precious metals into soft organic shapes. In her opinion, the simple lines should express the energy. Although she fully understands Georg Jensen traditions, she has nevertheless revived the classics during her career.
We see all this reflected in the Curve jewellery which indeed seems to have very soft organic shapes but at the same time radiate a lot of energy. They come across as grand and powerful in addition to their sweet, soft character. We actually see the same design style with all jewellery, namely thick arches with soft curves.
We do not come across gemstones in this collection, but we do encounter different precious metals. A special piece to highlight is the so-called neck ring, which consists of gold and silver. Of course, in the typical design style with an open back, it can be worn fairly tightly around the neck. It is something we don’t see much at other jewellery houses.
Georg Jensen Daisy collection with the Daisy as inspiration
The Georg Jensen Daisy collection is a line of jewellery consisting of rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. The inspiration for this collection clearly came from nature and in particular from one particular flower.
This collection is clearly inspired by the flower Daisy. According to the Georg Jensen house, this collection should convey the optimism and carefreeness of this lovely flower. The jewellery collection is especially made for women with a young spirit.
A Daisy or the ” Daisy ” returns in every piece of jewellery. We find a nicely detailed shape of the flower on top of the rings, hanging from the necklaces and bracelets as a kind of charm. But the stud earrings also bear the beautiful flower.
All jewellery in the Daisy collection is made of silver, but we still find a touch of gold in it. Some jewellery is made of gold-plated silver! With these pieces, the petals of the daisy are also enamelled white, making it almost look like the real flower.
Moonlicht Grapes collection is timeless with grapes as a source of inspiration
With the Moonlicht Grapes jewellery, a line has been created with grapes as the main subject. Grapes can be found in all jewellery from the Moonlicht Grapes collection. In rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. All made in the philosophy of Georg Jensen. The silversmiths applied the old technique Georg used, the oxidation technique, to add more colour and depth to the silver.
The design style of the jewellery consists of many spheres of different sizes together with a small stalk inside, representing a bunch of grapes. We see this in the most detailed way on the rings where a bunch of grapes is placed on top of a round ring. However, there are also rings that are a bit more abstract and the grapes are placed one after the other from large to small without a stalk.
With the bracelets we only see abstract shapes and there are even bracelets where only large grapes strung next to each other form the bracelet. The earrings and necklaces can be found in both abstract and detailed versions.
With the silver pieces, we see how the oxidation technique applies quality differences and depths, making the jewellery very eye-catching. Some grapes are also received by a black onyx, which in turn gives an extra special effect.
The Torun collection is typical Scandinavian design
The Georg Jensen Torun collection is a line of jewellery from the Danish house Georg Jensen. The collection consists exclusively of rings and bracelets in a typical Scandinavian Design design. Timeless, modern and minimalist with an eye for craftsmanship.
The collection is named after Vivianna Torun, born in 1927, who was the first female silversmith to achieve international fame. The Swedish silversmith left her motherland for France when she was 21 years old and was greatly inspired by the Parisian art world. There she also became friends with great names such as Picasso, Matisse and jazz musician Billie Holiday.
In 1967 she began to work with the house Georg Jensen and would continue to do so until her death in 2004. Her designs were famous for the smooth lines and aesthetic sculptures.
She always had only one goal; anti status jewellery making.
The designs have proven to be timeless as the collection is still immensely popular. Modern classics is perhaps the correct name for the Torun jewellery line. The design style is actually quite simple and both the bracelets and the rings are the same.
A flat thin but somewhat wide ring that has a loop and a hook at the top that fit together. Just before the loop is a small loop slid over the ring, which is sometimes set with cut diamonds and some silver pieces are made of gold. Most jewellery is made of silver, but there are also rose and yellow gold pieces.
Infinity collection in which minimalist design is the key.
Infinity , the word says it all . Less is more. Sleek and modern jewellery can be found in the Georg Jensen Infinity collection. A line of jewellery with earrings, rings, cufflinks, bracelets and necklaces.
The predominance in the collection is of course carried by the material silver as we are used to, but some gold jewellery has also been added. The round shapes create an infinity, infinity . The design is minimalist with a strong Scandinavian touch.
This collection is one from Regitze Overgaard, who also designed the Curve collection, for example. We therefore see her specialty again, namely manipulating precious metals in soft organic shapes. In every piece of jewellery we see the soft eight-shaped loops with soft shapes and beautiful curves.
In some cases, such as with the necklaces and bracelets, the loops are threaded together to form the jewellery. At the rings the loops are curved into a ring and the cufflinks have a T bar closure with a nice eight-shaped loose on the top. Most pieces are made of silver, although a few pieces of jewellery are made of yellow gold.
Georg Jensen and his other creations.
The house Georg Jensen has of course made many more beautiful jewellery collections such as the Fusion , Heritage, Halo, Magic, Mercy , Savannah, Offspring, Marcia and Dew Drop. The house also has a nice collection of watches, cufflinks and other silver gifts such as pens or money clips. And then, of course, there is the interior and silverware that the company has a great reputation for. All very much worthwhile to see it once.