georg jensen mark
georg jensen mark
I aquired a georg jensen piece but am comfused about the mark your site shows 10 marks for jensen mine matches mark number 5 but it says it has raised letters. mine are not raised nor do I see the raised marks on your number 5 please help. here are some pictures. this item is 1 1/4 inch by 11/16 and is a pin / brooch.
Hi,
Your mark is a match for #10, both are incuse marks. #5 is an intaglio mark.
Georg Jensen Marks
see; Silver Glossary - 2 for incuse and intaglio.
Regards, Tom
Your mark is a match for #10, both are incuse marks. #5 is an intaglio mark.
Georg Jensen Marks
see; Silver Glossary - 2 for incuse and intaglio.
Regards, Tom
I think what may be confusing you is a notion that there has been ONE stamp used by the Jensen firm since the mid forties.
Jensen is a large manufacturer, at any given time there would have been many different marking dies in use in different parts of the manufactury and in a number of different sizes. These marking stamps wear down with use and are replaced. We really have no idea how many have been made and used over the last 60 years, certainly dozens, possibly hundreds - some with minor variations. What distinguishes the post-1945 stamps from those used earlier is a consistency in design - an all caps, sans serif font and, most obviously, the stamp's incuse format.
I've tacked the website's image of the post-45 stamp next to your mark image so that you can see the commonalities. The only real difference is the ring around yours, I don't know if this is from an extra heavy hammer strike to the marking stamp or if it was intentionally designed that way.
BTW, though the mark indicates post-1945 production, your piece was designed by Henry Pilstrup in 1937.
Regards, Tom
ps. thanks for drawing my attention to the Jensen page, I haven't really looked at it in a couple of years. It could certainly use some attention and I'll start by replacing some of the images. (#5 is begging for it)
Jensen is a large manufacturer, at any given time there would have been many different marking dies in use in different parts of the manufactury and in a number of different sizes. These marking stamps wear down with use and are replaced. We really have no idea how many have been made and used over the last 60 years, certainly dozens, possibly hundreds - some with minor variations. What distinguishes the post-1945 stamps from those used earlier is a consistency in design - an all caps, sans serif font and, most obviously, the stamp's incuse format.
I've tacked the website's image of the post-45 stamp next to your mark image so that you can see the commonalities. The only real difference is the ring around yours, I don't know if this is from an extra heavy hammer strike to the marking stamp or if it was intentionally designed that way.
BTW, though the mark indicates post-1945 production, your piece was designed by Henry Pilstrup in 1937.
Regards, Tom
ps. thanks for drawing my attention to the Jensen page, I haven't really looked at it in a couple of years. It could certainly use some attention and I'll start by replacing some of the images. (#5 is begging for it)