Lot 251: A Danish silver three-piece cruet set, bowl, and pepper mill, designed by Soren Georg Jensen, 1949/1963, Georg Jensen Silversmithy, Copenhagen, 20th century

the cruet set comprising pepperette, salt shaker, and mustard pot with blue enamel interior, no. 965; designed 1945; the shallow flaring bowl on rim foot, no. 1133A, designed 1963; the pepper mill no. 1114, also designed 1963; 5 pieces

weight 32oz 10dwt (1011g) excluding pepper mill measurements diameter of bowl 10 5/8 in. (27cm)

Soren Georg Jensen (1917-1982) was the second youngest of Georg Jensen's six children. Following in his older brother Jorgen's footsteps, Soren trained as a silversmith and apprenticed at his father's firm from 1931 to 1936. He later studied sculpture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Sculpture in Copenhagen and also in Paris. In 1949, Soren returned Denmark to join the firm, and was recognized for his highly sculptural and abstract designs. In 1962 he replaced his uncle, Harald Nielsen, as artistic director, a position he held until 1974.