Georg Jensen brooch
Hammered silver with birds, grapes and leaves and a stone – the Danish Art Nouveau jewel.
Georg Jensen began with jewellery when he opened his workshop in 1904, and his brooches with birds and grapes quickly became popular. The stones were often inexpensive, such as moonstone and amber, since the form was what mattered.
Model numbers make it possible to identify the design, and the appearance of the marks changed over time. Later editions of the same models exist, and the earliest are the most sought after.
Materials: Silver, often with amber, moonstone, labradorite or enamel
Manufacture: Handmade in Georg Jensen’s workshop in Copenhagen.
The softly hammered surface.
Motifs from nature: birds, grapes, leaves and doves.
The marks GJ, 830 or 925 S and a model number on the back.