A fine Danish sterling silver pitcher 'African Girl', designed by Henning Koppel in 1948
marks for Georg Jensen post 1945
Estimate $25,000 – $35,000
of sculptural abstract form with flared lip, slender neck and full rounded body, with sweeping wirework handle, stamped no. 978, impressed designer and maker's marks to base
1434 gms, 35 cm high
Literature
Viggo Sten Moller, Henning Koppel, Copenhagen, 1965, p.9
Janet Drucker and William Drucker, Georg Jensen 20th Century Design, Atglen, PA, 2002, p.104
David A.Taylor and Jason W. Lasky, Georg Jensen Holloware: The Silver Fund Collection, New York, 2003, pp 293 and 302
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