A George Jensen Acorn Silver Flatware Service

Copenhagen, Second Half 20th Century

comprising:
11 dinner knives
2 youth knives
12 dinner forks
12 salad forks
4 fish forks
13 cocktail forks
1 youth fork
12 teaspoons
12 soup spoons
12 fruit spoons
12 iced tea spoons
13 demitasse spoons
1 dessert spoon
1 afternoon teaspoon
12 butter spreaders
1 serving spoon
1 cold meat fork
1 cheese knife
1 cheese plane
1 butter fork
1 pickle fork
1 cake server
1 two-piece carving set
139 items total
133 ozt 4 dwts weighable
Length of dinner knife 9 7/8 inches.

Service in overall good, attractive condition. Light to moderate surface scratching throughout consistent with polishing and use. Scattered areas of heavier surface scratching to butter spreaders and knife handles. No evidence of monogram no monogram removal. Additional images available upon request.

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Corbin Horn

Vice President, Head of Department, European Furniture & Decorative Arts

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Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

Mike Intihar

Senior Director, Appraisals & Valuations, Midwest

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Mike Intihar is the Senior Director of Appraisals & Valuations, Midwest at Hindman Appraisals.

Mr. Intihar joined the firm in 1997, and he has expertise in 18th, 19th and early 20th-century Continental, English and American decorative arts and furniture. Mr. Intihar appraises and catalogues approximately 6,000 objects annually for auction and appraisal purposes, and he performs onsite appraisals at various appraisal fairs and events throughout the year. He attends international antique trade shows to assess the global demand for objects handled at auction and retail. Prior to working at Hindman, Mr. Intihar was a senior administrator for Sotheby’s, Chicago, and he began his career at Wolf’s Fine Art Auctioneers in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts & Silver

A George Jensen Acorn Silver Flatware Service

Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts & Silver

A George Jensen Acorn Silver Flatware Service

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