DOVE IN WREATH (Georg Jensen # 165) with early marks
GEORG JENSEN # 165 DOVE IN WREATH
(Dove in Acanthus Wreath)
Marks : faint “GI”,” STERLING DENMARK 925”
Diameter : 1-3/4” (40 mm)
Weight : .3465 oz. troy
The flat-end trombone clasp among other characteristics of the markings, suggests a production date circa 1930's.
But the faint "G.I." appears to be a mark used from 1904 to 1908.
Possibly a very early piece returned in the 1930's to Jensen for updating of the catch. (Similar incidents have been recorded, in which a beloved piece of jewelry was returned to Jensen for expert refurbishment years after purchase.)
Reference : David Taylor, The Back Story, in Georg Jensen Jewelry, Bard, 2005.
Provenance : a local lifetime collector of Georg Jensen
# 04012 d 165............................................................................................................................................ SOLD
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