134pce GEORG JENSEN ACORN STERLING SILVER CANTEEN SET 12 person flatware service

  

134 Piece SILVER ACORN PATTERN CANTEEN of CUTLERY, 1925-30 by GEORG JENSEN. Acorn Pattern (12 place settings). 5030 grams (161.7 troy ounces) + 24 knives with stainless steel blades. This extensive 134 piece canteen of silver flatware and cutlery is in one of the most sought after patterns of the 20. Century, Georg Jensens Acorn Pattern.

The service provides for up to 11 pieces for 12 place settings with some serving items. Some of the pieces have been added later and are stamped with post-1945 Jensen marks. The service includes 12 of each of all the standard pieces for a formal table setting for a five course meal or give flexibility for a three course meal fish or soup as starter, main course and options for dessert course with either standard knife, fork and spoon or using the fruit knife and fork (knife with silver blade), plus tea/coffee spoons for after-dinner.

The dessert-sized knife with stainless steel blade could also be used as a side knife or cheese course knife. There are two serving items included (large serving spoon and sauce ladle), with more available on request.

This pattern was designed by Johan Rohde in 1917 and is also known by its Danish name of Konge. It has a stylized acorn motif surmounting two scrolls to the terminal of the ridged stem. It has a lovely elegant feel that has inevitably lead to it become one of the most popular and highly sought after of all Jensen flatware patterns. Georg Jensen was a Danish silversmith who opened his first silver workshop in 1904 in Copenhagen. He was to become the most renown maker of silverware in the World with shops in London, Paris, New York, Berlin and Stockholm. His company embraced the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 30s and some of his most important patterns were designed during this period. Many of the Jensen flatware patterns have endured the test of time and remain highly popular today. This 134-piece service consists of the following.

Total weight of weighable silver. 5030 grams (161.7 troy ounces).

Plus 24 silver handled knives with stainless steel blades (12 table and 12 dessert). The service has been professionally polished and benefits from having no personalised engravings to the pieces. Some of the table knives have some very small knocks to the handle from use. This canteen is supplied in 11 new anti-tarnish cutlery rolls. These navy blue rolls have individual pockets to hold 12 items per roll.

The 2 serving items are supplied loose. All of our antique and second-hand canteens of silver are thoroughly cleaned, polished and checked before being offered for sale. We guarantee that you will receive exactly what you expect, in good order throughout and in a timely and professional manner.

Your complete satisfaction matters to us and we shall do our utmost to achieve this goal. We have been dealing in antique silver for 25 years and are specialist dealers in silver flatware. We have a huge stock of silver canteens of cutlery to suit all requirements and budgets. Here is a quick summary of what we have available. All standard British flatware patterns are available from the plainer services such as Old English, Fiddle & Rattail through restrained decoration, for example Bead, Fiddle& Thread & Dubarry and the ornate premier patterns like Kings, Queens & Fiddle, Thread & Shell.

We have a stock of approximately 30 different patterns. Antique hand-wrought London made services to modern Sheffield made canteens and everything in between.

All in hallmarked Sterling silver. From small services for 4, 6 or 8 place settings, full services for 12 and even double, triple and large number bespoke services to suit your exact requirements. A large selection available to complement your canteen.

We have boxed sets, loose sets or sets within cutlery rolls. We are specialist dealers and generally supply the silver retail trade. Without the burden of High Street costs we can offer our canteens at wholesale prices, without any loss in quality to either product or the service provided.

You can be assured of a professional and friendly service and will never be disappointed with. Quality Silver - Sensible Prices. The item "134pce GEORG JENSEN ACORN STERLING SILVER CANTEEN SET 12 person flatware service" is in sale since Friday, March 13, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Cutlery". The seller is "sunbeau" and is located in Royal Forest of Dean. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Product: Cutlery Sets
2. Style: Art Deco
3. Age: 1900-1940
4. Pattern: Acorn
5. Composition: Solid Silver
6. Brand: Georg Jensen
7. Featured Refinements: Sterling Silver Cutlery