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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 4288932, member: 111"]If anyone is under the impression that Georg Jensen designers always have their initials/mark stamped, that's not the case, and the correct identity of the designers can be found in any number of ways, though some are common knowledge, with or without their mark. If the dating of the marks on this piece, or the attribution to Kim Naver seems questionable, then might suggest contacting Georg Jensen directly, or perhaps a knowledgeable dealer like Soren Jensen (not related) at Jensensilver.com</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Am home now and ran through the Jensen references handy - this is Naver's page in the book associated with the Smithsonian's 1980 exhibit, 'Georg Jensen Silversmithy: 77 Artists 75 Years' (objects, photographs, and information provided by Georg Jensen). It states she started designing for them in 1971, and would seem she was still doing so at the time of the exhibit since an ending date was not mentioned:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]345000[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From Drucker's 'Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver, 2nd. Ed. (2001), noting of designers, "Their initials are <i>sometimes</i> used to identify their work.": </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]345001[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 4288932, member: 111"]If anyone is under the impression that Georg Jensen designers always have their initials/mark stamped, that's not the case, and the correct identity of the designers can be found in any number of ways, though some are common knowledge, with or without their mark. If the dating of the marks on this piece, or the attribution to Kim Naver seems questionable, then might suggest contacting Georg Jensen directly, or perhaps a knowledgeable dealer like Soren Jensen (not related) at Jensensilver.com Am home now and ran through the Jensen references handy - this is Naver's page in the book associated with the Smithsonian's 1980 exhibit, 'Georg Jensen Silversmithy: 77 Artists 75 Years' (objects, photographs, and information provided by Georg Jensen). It states she started designing for them in 1971, and would seem she was still doing so at the time of the exhibit since an ending date was not mentioned: [ATTACH=full]345000[/ATTACH] From Drucker's 'Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver, 2nd. Ed. (2001), noting of designers, "Their initials are [I]sometimes[/I] used to identify their work.": [ATTACH=full]345001[/ATTACH] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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