119 piece Acanthus Pattern Canteen, Georg Jensen
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119 piece Canteen - Acanthus Pattern (12 place settings) - Hallmark: Georg Jensen with London import hallmarks for 1947/49 - Weight: 3810 grams (122.5 troy ounces) plus 24 knives & servers - Ref. No.: AH/6661
119 Piece Acanthus Pattern Canteen, London 1947-49 by Georg Jensen
The Service
This is extensive 119 piece canteen of silver flatware and cutlery is in one of the most sought after patterns of the 20th century. The service provides for nine pieces for 12 place settings with an array of serving items.
All the pieces were made by Georg Jensen in the late 1940's and carries the post 1945 Jensen workshop Sterling mark. Each piece also bears a London hallmark for 1947, 48 & 49.
The service includes 12 of each of the standard pieces for a formal 108 piece table setting, with six table spoon sized servers, three ladles (largest with stainless steel bowl) and a pair of salad servers (with stainless steel bowls).
Acanthus Pattern
This pattern was designed by Johan Rohde in 1917 and is also known by its Danish name of Dronning. It has a stylized acanthus motif to the terminal of the ridged stem. It has a lovely elegant feel that has inevitably lead to it becoming one of the most popular and highly sought after of all Jensen flatware patterns.
Georg Jensen
Georg Jensen was a Danish silversmith who opened his first silver workshop in 1904 in Copenhagen. He was to become the most renown maker of silverware in the World with shops in London, Paris, New York, Berlin and Stockholm. His company embraced the Art Deco movement of the 1920’s and 30’s and some of his most important patterns were designed during this period. Many of the Jensen flatware patterns have endured the test of time and remain highly popular today.
Components
This 119-piece service consists of the following:
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12 Soup Spoons 16.7cm |
12 Dessert Spoons 17.5cm |
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12 Fish Knives 21cm |
12 Coffee Spoons 11.5cm |
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12 Fish Forks 17cm |
6 Table/Serving Spoons 20.5cm |
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12 Table Knives 23cm |
Large Sauce Ladle 23cm |
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12 Table/dinner Forks 18.3cm |
Sauce Ladle 20cm |
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12 Dessert Knives 20.3cm |
2 Salad Servers 16.8cm |
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12 Dessert Forks 16.9cm |
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Total weight of weighable silver 3810 grams (122.5 troy ounces) plus 24 silver handled knives and 3 servers.
Condition
Excellent polished condition. The set is in near mint condition and benefits from having no personalised engravings to the pieces.
Presentation
This canteen is supplied in 10 new anti-tarnish cutlery rolls. These navy blue rolls have individual pockets to hold 12 items per roll.
As with all the canteens available from our web-site, we are happy to send a sample place setting for approval, on receipt of a fully refundable surety payment, prior to purchasing this canteen.
