Summary: Art Deco / Modernist Georg Jensen sterling silver sugar nips (tongs), the 1930’s mechanical design consists of two opposing discs that when compressed enable a scissor action to close on a cube of sugar. This design is rare as it does not have the usual stylized designs that Jensen is noted for but a more novel machine like appearance and scissor action. It is struck with the more desirable early hallmarks, used from 1933-1944, and the London date code “C” for 1938. This dates these tongs as having been produced near to their original design date.
Dimensions: 4 ¼” long x 1 5/8” wide
Weight: 25g
Markings: Impressed along the top blade: “925” sterling silver purity mark; [Leo constellation] London import mark; Georg Jensen 1933-44 JG maker’s mark; second “925” sterling silver purity mark. Impressed along the bottom blade: “GJLD” Georg Jensen London Showroom mark; 2nd [Leo constellation] London import mark; 3rd “925” sterling silver purity mark; 1938 “C” date code; impressed “STERLING”; double struck “DENMARK.
Condition: Vintage, Very Good
