# Georg Jensen artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/georg-jensen/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T08:32:20.573Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1866-08-31
- Death date: 1935-10-02
- Nationality: Danish
- Common media: Silverwork, Sculpture

## Portrait

![Georg Jensen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Georg_Jensen_by_Knudstrup-Andresen.jpg)
Knudstrup Andresen (studio, 1907-1922) · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Georg_Jensen_by_Knudstrup-Andresen.jpg

## About Georg Jensen

Georg Arthur Jensen (1866–1935) was a Danish silversmith and sculptor and the founder of Georg Jensen A/S. Library and authority records consistently identify him as a Danish maker and supply matching life dates, giving the historical person a strong entity profile. Collectors may encounter his name in two connected but distinct contexts: work attributed to Jensen himself and objects associated with the company that bears his name. Preserving that distinction is essential when cataloguing, researching, or appraising an object. The collected sources most securely place Jensen in Danish silverwork and sculpture; they do not provide enough institution-grade detail to assign a specific movement, named series, or complete stylistic chronology. His substantial presence in auction-oriented records makes careful identity matching particularly useful, since a familiar name on an object or catalogue entry does not by itself establish personal authorship, production date, or maker attribution.

## Common works and media

The source pack most clearly supports silverwork, reflecting Jensen's identification as a silversmith. Sculpture is also recorded among his occupations, although the pack does not show how frequently sculptural works appear at auction. Objects catalogued under the Georg Jensen name should be described precisely by object type, material, marks, dimensions, and any personal or company attribution visible in the available evidence; the name alone should not settle authorship.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should first determine whether an object is attributed to Georg Jensen personally, connected with a design under his name, or produced by the eponymous company. The current source pack establishes that identity issue but does not contain the lot-level evidence needed to resolve a particular object. Public auction comparisons should therefore be closely matched by object type, material, dimensions, date or production period, marks, attribution, condition, provenance, and edition status where applicable. Sale date, venue, and realized price should be considered together. A single unmatched result is not a reliable price prediction, and claims about scarcity, category frequency, or market direction require review of the underlying auction records.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This profile separates authority-file facts from market evidence and avoids treating an unmatched auction result as a valuation.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288218
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/50055582/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/082725160
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500103789
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Jensen
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/georg-jensen/