1930s Art Deco small oval bowl by Just Andersen.
A pleasing neat shape on a pedestal with an elongated form, originally an ashtray.
Model 2713
Era 1918-1930
measures-
length 18.5cm
width 7.2cm
height 3.2cm
notes-
original patina as photographed
light marks / blemishes as with vintage
about-
Just Andersen was a Danish decorative sculptor and silversmith. He is best known for his candleholders, vases, and figurines using pewter, brass, copper, and Disko, an alloy Andersen invented by combining lead and antimony. Born on July 13, 1884 in Godhavn, Greenland, Andersen studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen before attending the School of Danish Crafts under Jens Møller-Jensen in 1912. Upon finishing school, he designed works for Georg Jensen and in 1918 opened his own silversmith company, Just Andersen Pewter. Andersen died on December 11, 1943 in Glostrup, Denmark. His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Museum in Stockholm, among others.
1930s Art Deco small oval bowl by Just Andersen.
A pleasing neat shape on a pedestal with an elongated form, originally an ashtray.
Model 2713
Era 1918-1930
measures-
length 18.5cm
width 7.2cm
height 3.2cm
notes-
original patina as photographed
light marks / blemishes as with vintage
about-
Just Andersen was a Danish decorative sculptor and silversmith. He is best known for his candleholders, vases, and figurines using pewter, brass, copper, and Disko, an alloy Andersen invented by combining lead and antimony. Born on July 13, 1884 in Godhavn, Greenland, Andersen studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen before attending the School of Danish Crafts under Jens Møller-Jensen in 1912. Upon finishing school, he designed works for Georg Jensen and in 1918 opened his own silversmith company, Just Andersen Pewter. Andersen died on December 11, 1943 in Glostrup, Denmark. His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Museum in Stockholm, among others.
