Acorn, Jensen's most famous and best-selling pattern, was created by the great designer Johan Rohde. Made from heavy gauge silver,  it features a tapered, fluted handle with a bold, stylized acorn
perched atop a pierced, double scroll ornament.
According to Georg Jensen Silversmithy: 77 Artists, 75 Years (Washington: Renwick Gallery, 1980, p. 14), the Acorn pattern was first introduced in 1915 with 'sterling
silver with stainless steel blades....'
This beautiful flatware service consists of the following:
12 dinner knives with original stainless steel blades
12 dinner forks
12 salad/ dessert forks
12 butter spreaders
12 dessert spoons
12 tea spoons
Serving pieces include(l to r):
salad serving fork and spoon
2-piece carving set
large meat serving fork
sauce ladle
2-tine serving fork (not pictured below)
This lovely service is marked 'GEORG JENSEN/ STERLING/ DENMARK'. The length of the knives is 8.75 inches long. The total weight of the service less the
knives and serving pieces is 73.25 troy ounces. The service has never been monogrammed and is in excellent antique condition.
Our Price: $10,600.00
Item code: F045
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