For over a century, Georg Jensen has produced some of the finest objects in Scandinavian modern design, including silver tableware, serving pieces, home decor, jewelry and more, frequently partnering with leading artisans to expand its offerings and respond to shifting tastes. Known for minimal aesthetics that reference nature, the craftsmanship of this legendary Danish silverware firm has regularly married function with thoughtful and beautiful design.
Founder Georg Jensen (1866–1935) was born in the small town of Radvaad, Denmark, and began his training as a goldsmith at 14. After studying sculpture and then training with master silversmith Mogens Ballin, he established his own silver business in Copenhagen in 1904. By 1918, the company was successful enough to open a shop in Paris.
Jensen’s firm produced an incredibly vast range of silver objects, from serving dishes and barware to centerpieces and chandeliers. For his early work, which bore ornate floral details and other organic forms of Art Nouveau, Jensen looked to the splendors of the natural world. The 1905 Blossom teapot, for instance, was topped with a magnolia bud and deftly balanced on toad feet, while some of Jensen’s best-known flatware patterns included Lily of the Valley, introduced in 1913, and Acorn, which debuted in 1915.
Collaboration with outside designers, long before such partnerships were common in design, would lead to some of the company’s most popular and enduring work of the mid-century. Sigvard Bernadotte and Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe created collections, as did Henning Koppel, whose curvy 1952 Pregnant Duck pitcher is a Georg Jensen classic.
After evolving and expanding throughout the 20th century, Georg Jensen was acquired by Investcorp in 2012. Today, the company is a global luxury brand with more than 1,000 stores around the world. It continues to produce seductive new pieces, such as a tea service made with Marc Newson in 2015, as well as timeless heritage designs, including the relaunch in 2019 of the 1018 solid sterling-silver Tureen 270. In 2020, the firm introduced the Jardinière 1505. Sculptural and richly decorative, the never-before-realized showpiece is hand-hammered from sheets of the finest sterling silver and is based on a 1915 sketch from Jensen’s archives.
Find an exquisite collection of Georg Jensen serveware, ceramics, silver and glass today on 1stDibs.
Georg Jensen Denmark Acorn All Sterling Silver Pie Server #22987
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Georg Jensen Denmark Acorn All Sterling Silver Pie Server This beautiful pie server is crafted entirely in sterling silver and features a lightly hammered blade. The Acorn pattern w...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Inc USA 136 Sterling Silver Pastry Cake Pie Server #14717
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver pastry server #137 by Georg Jensen Inc USA. Georg Jensen Inc was a store known for Scandinavian imports located in NYC 1935-1968. This serving piece (#137) features ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Acanthus Sterling Silver Handle Cake Serving Knife #12319
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver handle cake serving knife by Georg Jensen in the Acanthus pattern. The Acanthus pattern was designed by Johan Rohde and introduced in 1917. The inspiration for this ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Cypress Sterling Silver Small Serving Spoon 8 1/2" #18626
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver small serving spoon by Georg Jensen Denmark in the Cypress pattern. Created by Tias Eckhoff, the winner of a design competition to commemorate the 50th anniversary o...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Acorn Sterling Silver Caviar Shovel
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver caviar shovel in the Acorn pattern by Georg Jensen The Acorn pattern was introduced in 1915 as a collaboration between Georg Jensen and designer Johan Ronde. The Aco...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Acanthus Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon 5 7/8"" #19722
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver sugar spoon by Georg Jensen Denmark in the Acanthus pattern. The Acanthus pattern was designed by Johan Rohde and introduced in 1917. A romantic swirl design tops ea...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Danish Sterling Ornamental Server Pie Spade
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Georg Jensen pie spade, from the Ornamental series, mark 58. Beautiful old embossed post-1945 mark, for the aficionado. Scratches to the surface, small unnoticeable pit to the vers...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark "Ornamental" #83 Pattern Sterling Silver Serving Knife
By Georg Jensen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare Georg Jensen solid Sterling server in the rare pattern number 83. This wonderful piece was designed in 1913 by Georg Jensen and is part of the Jensen Silversmith collection of r...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Vintage 1970s Danish Sterling Silver Server
By Georg Jensen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage Danish sterling silver server; an addition to our Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware collection. This impressive vintage Danish sterling silver server has an ovoid shaped blade. The surface of this Georg Jensen silver server is plain and unembellished. The handle is comprised of impressive iconic Jensen style floral bud and ball ornamentation conjoining with the plain tapering stem. The hallmarks struck to the reverse of this silver server include Maker's mark: Georg Jensen (this mark was used between 1945-present) Silver quality/purity mark: Sterling (925/1000) Country mark: Denmark Condition This antique Georg Jensen silver server is a very good gauge of silver, excellent quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The Danish hallmarks struck to the reverse of the stem are all very clear. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of vintage continental silverware...
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Georg Jensen Beaded Sterling Silver Flat Server 206
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen flat server, sterling silver handle and steel server, item 206 in the Beaded pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916. This type of server with the steel server, is ...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Bernadotte cake server
By Sigvard Bernadotte
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Georg Jensen cake server, in the Bernadotte pattern, designed by Sigvard Bernadotte. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Hallm...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Viking, large serving spade in 830 silver.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen, Viking, large serving spade in 830 silver. Stamped with the mark used between 1915-1932. Dated 1928. In excellent condition. Dimensions: L 21.8 cm.
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