Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 48-Piece Flatware Set in Cactus Pattern with Servers

Georg Jensen sterling silver 48-piece flatware set in the celebrated Cactus pattern, consisting of:

• a fish serving fork measuring 8'' in length
• a fish serving knife measuring 8 3/4'' in length
• a pie server measuring 10'' in length
• 2 cocktail forks measuring 6 1/4'' in length
• 4 salad forks measuring 6 1/2'' in length
• 4 dessert forks measuring 6'' in length
• 4 dinner forks measuring 7 1/2'' in length
• 4 butter spreaders measuring 6'' in length
• 4 dinner knives measuring 9'' in length
• 4 steak knives measuring 9'' in length
• 4 fruit spoons measuring 6'' in length
• 4 demitasse spoons measuring 3 1/2'' in length
• 4 teaspoons measuring 6'' in length
• 2 cream soup spoons measuring 6 1/2'' in length
• a dessert spoon measuring 7 3/4'' in length

Designed in 1930 by Gundorph Albertus, the Cactus pattern demonstrates Art Deco’s taste for striking decoration and the simplicity of form evident in the emerging functionalist style.

Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) set up his own silver business in 1904 in Copenhagen. Jensen's training in metalsmithing, along with his education in the fine arts, allowed him to combine the two disciplines and revive the tradition of the artist craftsman. Soon, the beauty and quality of his creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. In 1912, expansion of his studio began in earnest. By 1917, he had built a workshop brimming with hundreds of employees. Jensen was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 and again in Barcelona in 1929. The sale of Jensen silver went really well and in the early 1930s there were Jensen shops in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, St. Thomas, Buenos Aires and New York apart from the ones in Denmark. By his death in 1935, Georg Jensen was an international house of design where inspired artisans carried on a tradition of blending expert craftsmanship with forward-thinking design. In his obituary the New York Herald Tribune called him “the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years.”

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