A Private Collection of Georg Jensen

A silver, amber and malachite ‘Master’ brooch, design No. 96, by Georg Jensen, 1933-1944, of stylised foliate design, with oval malachite cabochon buds, scrolled detailing and two vari-shaped amber cabochons to the centre, issuing a fringe of three amber bead drops, maker’s mark ‘GJ’ in a rectangular punch, stamped ‘925 STERLING DENMARK’, numbered ‘96’, length 8.9cm. £1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Private Collection of Georg Jensen.

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This brooch, design No. 96, was designed by Georg Jensen ca. 1912.

Janet Drucker explains that Brooch No. 96 is "referred to as a 'master brooch' because it is larger than most other brooches and probably took more time to complete."



For two similar examples both in the Collection of Janet Drucker, see:

Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen A Tradition of Splendid Silver, pub. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2nd edition, 2001, pages 94-95.

For illustration of the original drawing for this brooch, in pencil, watercolour, and ink on paper, ca. 1904-12, and illustration of the brooch from Collection Georg Jensen Archive, Copenhagen, see:
Ed. David A. Taylor, Georg Jensen Jewelery, pub. BGC Yale, 2005, pages 208 and 209.