Jewellery, Silver and Objects of Vertu

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

The original design for this master brooch was made in 1905.
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.

With plunger clasp. Gross weight 50gm.