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Bonbonniere, model number '10'

Designed by: Georg Jensen (Danish, 1866–1935)
Made by: Georg Jensen (Danish, established 1904)
Danish
designed in 1910, manufactured in 1918
Object Place: Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark

Medium/Technique Metal; silver, amethyst
Dimensions Height: 20.3cm (8in.)
Other (greatest diameter): 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Other (diameter at foot): 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number24.154a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope

DescriptionInverted pear shape, on phlange base, slightly domed cover with four stylised buds terminating in amethyst stones.
Marks Stamped manufacturer's marks for 1915-1927, stamped mark of origin 'COPENHAGEN', stamped model number '10' and date of manufacture '1918', stamped silver content '.830 S' (rubbed)
ProvenanceBy 1924, with the Georg Jensen Art Gallery 1924, sold by the gallery to the MFA for $120. (Accession Date: April 3, 1924)