Georg Jensen: The Danish сollection annual dessert spoon "Ivy", year 1989. Silver, gilding, enamel. By the world - famous silversmith "Georg Jensen", Denmark, Copenhagen. Length: 15 cm. Weight: 46 grams of sterling silver (= 925 metrical fineness). "GEORG JENSEN" in an oval surrounded by dots - the mark of the designer home "Georg Jensen", used from the 1945 year until today. "AB" - are the initials of the author design Annelise Bjørner. Mark "Denmark Sterling 925S" mean that the item are made in Denmark from sterling silver (.925). "Georg Jensen" - one of the oldest design homes of Northland, founded in 1904 year by the famous jeweler - Georg Jensen (years of life: 1866-1935). After death of the artist the "New York Herald Tribune" wrote about his talent: "…The greatest silversmith of the last 300 years…".
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