JENSEN, Georg
(b. 1866, Raadvad, d. 1935, København)

Cigar lighter

1925-30
Silver, lapis lazuli, height 17 cm
Private collection

Hand raised and hand chased, this cigar lighter exemplifies the fluid organic arts and crafts design that made Jensen famous. On an oval-shaped platform supported by four ball feet, a pedestal formed like an opening blossom holds a bulb-shaped centre fuel holding section. The wick is hidden by a cover with four strands of berries flowing down the sides topped with a lapis lazuli bead finial.




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