Makers & Designers

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades.

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades. This searchable database lists prominent makers and designers sold by Strauss & Co, including René Lalique, Gio Ponti, Patrick Mavros, as well as coveted houses like The Barnards and Tiffany & Co.



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Georg Jensen

Denmark 1866-1935 


Georg Jensen was born 1866 near Copenhagen; he was from a working-class family and had little formal schooling, however, at the age of 14 he became an apprentice to a goldsmith. His real love was sculpture, which he went on to study at Copenhagen’s Royal Academy of Art. After graduating, Jensen was unable to make a living as a sculptor and set up a pottery studio. His work was successful enough to allow him to travel in France and Italy, where he was influenced by the currently-fashionable Art Nouveau style. On returning to Copenhagen, he took a job with a silversmith.

Jensen set up his own shop in Copenhagen in 1904. Although he later became famous for his flatware (cutlery) and hollowware (bowls, jugs, tea sets), he started off making small pieces of jewellery as he couldn’t afford large stocks of silver. His jewellery work, which included brooches, earrings, bracelets and necklaces, was heavily influenced by organic shapes such as leaves, flowers and fruit. He also incorporated ivory and semi-precious stones into some pieces.

Jensen died in 1935, but his company has gone from strength to strength and now has retail outlets in over a dozen countries worldwide. On his death in 1935, the New York Herald called Georg Jensen ‘the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years'. He was enormously influential both in his own right and through the team of designers he worked with, and pieces from all periods are popular. His personal philosophy was that each piece should be both beautiful and functional, which gives his work a timeless appeal. Especially sought after are mixed media pieces made from silver and precious stones or ivory.


31 lots offered      83.87% sold      ZAR 1 060 698
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
A set of Georg Jensen silver Acanthus pattern flatware, designed by Johan Rhode, 1917
1 Oct 2025
Current bid ZAR 80 000
A set of Georg Jensen Old Danish silver flatware, c.1945
1 Oct 2025
Current bid ZAR 100 000
A Georg Jensen silver water pitcher, designed by Johan Rhode NO 432A, post 1945
1 Oct 2025
Current bid ZAR 60 000
Pair of stainless steel Cobra Georg Jensen candlesticks
1 Oct 2025
Current bid ZAR 2 500
Georg Jensen stainless steel ladies bangle wristwatch 'No 226' designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, Denmark, 1960s
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Georg Jensen 'Vivianna' stainless steel lady's bangle wristwatch 'No 227' designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, Denmark, 1960s
18 Sep 2024
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
A Danish Georg Jensen silver water pitcher, designed by Johan Rohde No. 432E, post 1945, .925 Sterling
5 Jul 2023
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
 
Georg Jensen silver necklace, model No 133, designed by Tuk Fischer, post 1945, 925 Sterling
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 19 933
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Georg Jensen silver necklace, model No 171, designed by Flemming Eskildsen in 1967, 925 Sterling
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pair of Georg Jensen silver and pale blue enamel earrings, 925 sterling
11 Apr 2021
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A Georg Jensen 'Lily of the Valley' pattern silver sauce ladle, 1930-1933
23 Nov 2020
Sold for ZAR 1 290
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
A Georg Jensen silver 'Acanthus' pattern butter knife, post 1945
23 Nov 2020
Sold for ZAR 4 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT