Jensen bracelet

paris · Post by **paris** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:19 pm

This is my 3rd time posting this. Hope I've got the rules right this time. If not, somebody please tell me what I'm doing wrong.

The markings show GJL with a superscript D (Georg Jensen), the lion facing left, the lion facing forward (London), and an italic lowercase "m" (1967).

It's a very pretty piece, and I'd like to know more about it, or if any of my information I found here is incorrect.

I also have a locket with the same markings minus the date. Should it be in a separate thread?

Thanx for any information.

clown123 · Post by **clown123** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:07 pm

I believe that it is not Jensen and rather GJ Ltd of London: 1967 - 1977.

The Jensen mark has a pebble and the D has an underscore.

paris · Post by **paris** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:24 pm

Thank you, but I found this mark listed as Georg Jensen here. Is the information not correct?

http://www.925-1000.com/dlLondon4.html#M

clown123 · Post by **clown123** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:43 pm

That may well be true.

It's interesting because...

http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Make ... -G.html#GJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

does not refer to Jensen specifically. Let's see what the experts say on the board... I'm curious.

Post by **admin** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:06 pm

Hi,
Both of the GJ Ltd. marks illustrated on our website did come from, exported to Britain, Jensen pieces with additional Jensen, Denmark marks. However, the pieces of jewelry that you have illustrated are not Jensen designs, nor do they bear any resemblance to jewelry produced by Jensen during any period of the firm's long production history.

The only plausible explanations that immediately come to mind are:
1. This GJ Ltd. was an English firm that sponsored Jensen imports, as well as imports from other makers and coincidentally shared the same initials as Jensen (admittedly, this seems a stretch!)
2. It is Jensen Ltd. sponsor's mark and that the London branch of the Jensen firm was not above turning a profit through the import and sale of items by other foreign makers.

I don't doubt that there are other scenarios, but believe the second one is the likeliest.

Regards, Tom

paris · Post by **paris** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:21 pm

Are you saying these pieces might have been sold illegally?

It doesn't really matter to me if these pieces are Jensen or not, I just want to know who made them.

Maybe I'll dig deeper for the pattern. It surely must be called "chevron" on the bangle. My mother's aunt who owned them was from Exeter. I'll start there.

Thanx for responding.

Post by **admin** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:30 pm

No, there is absolutely nothing illegal about sponsoring the import of foreign made items.

When an item only bears import marks and no marks from the maker or country of origin, there is no way to tell either what country it was imported from or its maker.

Regards, Tom

rachelw · Post by **rachelw** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:56 pm

to me both the pendant and bracelet look nothing like any Georg Jensen designs. In fact they both look very English pieces. Just an opinion though!