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An “AJ” cutlery service for 12 persons, designed by Arne Jacobsen,

Lot No. 181

An “AJ” cutlery service for 12 persons, designed by Arne Jacobsen,


1957/58, for A. Michelsen, Copenhagen, 146 pieces, stainless steel, marked: A. MICHELSEN/STAINLESS STEEL/AJ and Michelsen/Made in Denmark. In cardboard boxes. (DRAX)

Early execution of this design by the silversmithy of the Court Jeweller A. Michelsen. Subsequently, the cutlery service, which was originally used in the restaurants of the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen, went into mass production at Georg Jensen. The shape was so avant-garde that Stanley Kubrick had the space travellers eat with it in his film “2001 - A Space Odyssey”. Displayed at the XI Triennale in Milan in 1957. Lit.: C. Thau-K. Vindum, Arne Jacobsen, Kopenhagen 2002, p. 146/147, p. 474 - S. Prinz, Bestecke des 20. Jahrhunderts, Munich 1993, p. 74 - J. W. Woodham, Twentieth Century Design, Oxford-New York 1997, p. 130, ill. 88

20.06.2024 - 15:30

Realized price: **
EUR 3,000.-
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EUR 3,000.-

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An “AJ” cutlery service for 12 persons, designed by Arne Jacobsen,


1957/58, for A. Michelsen, Copenhagen, 146 pieces, stainless steel, marked: A. MICHELSEN/STAINLESS STEEL/AJ and Michelsen/Made in Denmark. In cardboard boxes. (DRAX)

Early execution of this design by the silversmithy of the Court Jeweller A. Michelsen. Subsequently, the cutlery service, which was originally used in the restaurants of the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen, went into mass production at Georg Jensen. The shape was so avant-garde that Stanley Kubrick had the space travellers eat with it in his film “2001 - A Space Odyssey”. Displayed at the XI Triennale in Milan in 1957. Lit.: C. Thau-K. Vindum, Arne Jacobsen, Kopenhagen 2002, p. 146/147, p. 474 - S. Prinz, Bestecke des 20. Jahrhunderts, Munich 1993, p. 74 - J. W. Woodham, Twentieth Century Design, Oxford-New York 1997, p. 130, ill. 88

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Auction: Design
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 20.06.2024 - 15:30
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
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