03-27-201003-27-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2489Boston
March 27, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
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Two Georg Jensen Grape Compotes No. 263

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$6,221$5,250
Auction: 20th Century Design - 2489Location: BostonDate / Time: March 27, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Two Georg Jensen Grape Compotes No. 263
Sterling silver
Denmark, c. 1924
Both with flared bowls with grapes and vines below, spiral stem, circular foot, engraved on base rim, marked Georg Jensen in a beaded oval, Sterling Denmark, no. 263, and GI 925S in an oval on the base, combined wt. approx. 35 troy oz., both ht. 7 1/16 in.

Provenance: Descended in the estate of a Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City academic family.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

Inscription on base rim reads Ruth Prince November 1924 Lee Adam Gimbel

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Georg Jensen Grape Compotes, Denmark, Georg Jensen, Cambridge, New York City, Massachusetts, Lee Adam Gimbel, Ruth Prince