1907 WREATH BROOCH, Georg Jensen, RARE, with early marks

1907 WREATH BROOCH, Georg Jensen, RARE

WREATH BROOCH with 'Silver Pearl' clusters (Georg Jensen design # 4)

This brooch was featured in the original 1912 Georg Jensen catalog.

Maker : Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Marks : “Georg Jensen” in oval of dots; ”GJ” in circle of dots, “925 / STERLING / DENMARK”

Designer : Georg Jensen or Christian Mohl-Hansen, 1907.
According to some sources, a personal commission by Jensen to Mohl-Hansen, in the beginning years of the atelier; others say Jensen designed it himself

(References : Georg Jensen Museum, Copenhagen; Georg Jensen Society GJ magazine #1, Danish Museum of Decorative Arts; Drucker, Georg Jensen, 2001 )

Diameter : 2” ; weight : .673 troy ounce;
Condition : fine

# 04013 GJ 4 ................................................................................SOLD

Note * According to the website of Drucker Antiques -- authorities & authors of several books on Jensen -- these are marks for the year 1918; as was illustrated on-line when they were offering an identical piece, with identical marks, for $2,750.00 USD in late October 2013.
In our opinion, based on the design of the hinge and safety clasp (both apparently original), a superb post World War II revival of the early design including its marks, perhaps to mark an important milestone in the history of the iconic firm.