Georg Jensen "Blossom" Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Service

Copenhagen, Denmark, designed in 1905. Hand-hammered and chased silver. Including coffee pot, tea pot, hot milk jug, creamer, and sugar bowl. Total weight: 165.2 troy ounces.

Note: Georg Jensen’s very first tea and coffee set takes a number of figures from nature and combines them into a new organic form. Low and stout, with toad’s feet and a magnolia blossom on top this merging of elements was typical of Georg Jensen’s work with flora and fauna. He removed the elements he found fascinating from their natural context and incorporated them in his designs, making them come alive in an imaginative and whimsical way.
The flower bud was inspired by Japanese art, which uses the magnolia bud as a symbol of the month of May. The toad is also known in Japan and is a symbol of luck.
This set is one of the most typical Art Nouveau of all Georg Jensen’s works because its basic shape is designed as something from nature, not just decorated with natural elements as an afterthought.

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