Catalog: Vintage Arts (62)

Brooch no100B (sometimes referred to as no120) is a small design with two tulips and berries. Another vintage GJ piece, this brooch is also a classic that was produced after 1945, according to the Georg Jensen mark. Georg Jensen in a circle of dots, sterling Denmark, and 100B are on the back of the pin. The pin is 1.5in (4cm) long.

Georg Jensen with Christian Mohl Hansen designed this dove brooch, possibly because the world was at war when this one was produced. It is1.75 in at widest point , 1.5in high (4.25cm, 4cm). There are many GJ doves in existence but few that are as old as this one, which was produced more than 80 years ago. Printed on the back is the Georg Jensen mark used from 1933 to 1944. Printed there also are 925, sterling, Denmark, and the number 155.

This ring has been in my collection for decades, since 1980 in fact. It’s called Serenity but I’ve always called it my flattened egg ring. According to Georg Jensen archives, the ring was designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe in 1974 (sometimes people accredit it to other designers). The ring is US size 6 but its design is very forgiving—it accommodates a larger finger. It is no longer in production.

This wonderful sleek brooch, designed by Henning Koppel for the Georg Jensen silversmithy 70 years ago, continues to attract attention in 2024. Produced in 1954, I bought it in the 1960s. It is no longer in production.

This six-sided bangle is a truly rare Georg Jensen piece and undoubtedly has gone out of production. It was bought in 1968 and has not been worn very much. This is a design done more than 50 years ago and a long-time GJ dealer in New York says he cannot remember ever having seen the piece. Inside one of the six sides of the bangle is the Georg Jensen mark in a circle of dots, 925S Denmark, and the number 177. The internal diameter is 7cm (2.75in).

This Georg Jensen sterling silver and onyx ring—no.97—was created decades ago (probably in the 1950s) by the jewelry designers Nanna and Jorgen Ditzel. Their NJ mark is inside the ring as well as the Georg Jensen mark, 925-S, Denmark, and the number 97. The ring sits about a centimeter or roughly a quarter of an inch above the finger. The onyx stone is carved in the cabochon manner, on the top and bottom of the stone. A large stone, it measures about 25mm x 18mm. It is mounted in an incomparable setting. The ring size is US 6.5 – 7.5. Its design makes its size somewhat flexible, allowing a larger finger to wear it comfortably. I have owned it for more than 50 years but have almost never worn it, so it has no real wear and tear.

This old silver and bamboo bracelet is in excellent condition.

Two lotus pods 莲蓬 with moving seeds莲子活动 and a frog on top.

A lotus 莲蓬 with a fish and moving seeds莲子活动. Patina 皮光 is excellent.

Four (4) lotus pods莲蓬 with moving seeds莲子活动. Patina 皮光 is excellent.

The tiny frog has black eyes and is made of bamboo.

Large lotus leaf 莲蓬 toggle with moving seeds莲子活动 and fish on top.

Large lotus leaf 莲蓬 with moving seeds莲子活动 and two moving insects虫子

This is a marvelous old root carving that Dan Tretiak called Early bird gets the worm.

China old toggle -- two pea pods very good condition

French early 20th century Limoges porcelain plate xx

china old clay brushpot 1930s tangshan xx

China Republican Burl Pipe xx