douze assiettes en argent par Georg Jensen, Copenhague, 1945-1977

dessinées vers 1960 par Hening Koppel, numérotée 1074A

designed circa 1960 by Henning Koppel, numbered 1074A

A few normal scratches, but general condition is very good. Marks are clear (factory marks and designer 's initials)
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Henning Koppel (1918-1981) suivit une formation de dessin, aquarelle et sculpture à l'académie royale danoise puis à l'académie Ranson à Paris. Ce n'est qu'en Suède, où il trouva refuge durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, qu'il acquit les techniques du métal et du verre. De retour au Danemark en 1945, il rejoint Jensen comme designer en joaillerie et argenterie. Il se refusa pourtant constamment à allier fonctionnalité et économie à ses travaux "Fonctionalité n'a rien à voir avec l'art de modeler de l'argent". Il reçut au cours de sa carrière de nombreux prix internationaux de design.


Henning Koppel (1918-1981) trained both in drawing and aquarelle before studying sculpture at the Royal Danish Academy of fine arts and later at the Academie Ranson in Paris. During the Second World War he fled to Sweden where he developed skills in cast metals and glass. In 1945, he returned to Danemark and joined Jensen as a designer for jewellery, holloware and cutlery. he was against incorporating functionalism and affordability into his design, "Functionalism has nothing to do with the art of forming silver". One of his most famous piece, the silver pitcher for Georg Jensen of 1952, was produced in 500 examples, a exceptional high number. He was awarded many international design prizes during his career in the 1950-60s.