How to Date George Jensen Silver

silver_pic An easy way to date silver is by its hallmark. A company would change its hallmark every few years during its production timeline. This was for many reasons; Some of the reasons were to keep their marks from being reproduced or to date their product. In this article I have provided some George Jensen marks to help you date your silver items. I have also included some artist marks with the dates they were used.

How to date George Jensen Silver

1. Look at your piece of George Jensen silver. You will find a hallmark stamped somewhere on your silver piece. This mark is usually on the bottom of the piece. The mark can be found just about anywhere so if you do not find it on the bottom keep looking. I suggest using a 10x jewelers loop to make it easier to find a silver hallmark.

2. Find the picture below that looks like the mark on your piece of silver.

3. The date range for the silver hallmarks is located just below the pictures.

George Jensen Silver Hallmarks

Mark 1

1904-1908

Mark 2

1909 – 1914

Mark 3

1910 – 1925

Mark 4

1915 – 1930

Mark 5

1915 – 1927

This silver hallmark has raised lettering.

Mark 6

1925 – 1932

Mark 7

1930’s on hollow-ware.

This silver hallmark has engraved letters.

Mark 8

1933 – 1944

Mark 9

1945 – 1951 on items retailed in Copenhagen.

Mark 10

1945 – Present

This silver hallmark has incuse lettering.

George Jensen Artist Hallmarks

Occasionally an artist’s mark is found along with the Jensen maker’s mark. Here are some of the notable artists:

Johan Rohde

1856 - 1935

Gundorph Albertus

1887 - 1970

Harald Nielsen

1892 - 1977

Arno Malinowski

1899 - 1976

Sigvard Bernadotte

1907 - 2002

Henning Koppel

1918 - 1981

Bent Gabrielsen

B.1928

Nanna & Jorgen Ditzel

JD - d. 1961

Nanna Ditzel

1923 - 2005

Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube

1927 - 2004

Allan Scharff

B. 1940

With JG from 1987

If you are not sure about something just leave a comment below and I will try to clear it up for you.

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3 Comments »

julia waight said:

Hi I don’t know if this, St Christopher, is rubbish but does not tally with any of Jenson’s mark. It reads: Silver G J ltd in an oval. It looks American because the back depicts a car and plane which looks American. Thanks Julia.

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Korin Iverson Reply:
April 5th, 2009 at 10:50 pm

Hi Julia,

With out seeing the trademark it will be hard for me to determine the authenticity of your silver piece. George Jensen along with many other silver makers changed their marks often. You can email pictures to admin@antiue-hq.com

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# 5 April 2009 at 11:43 am

Sian said:

Hi there.

As with Julia i have recently brought a Charm Bracelet at a market. It cost me under a tenner and has the same mark as the mentioned ST Christopher. Could you tell me if its a sign of the real Jensen or a fake. Not bothered either way but I am curious to find out as much as possible

Thank you
Sian

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# 22 October 2009 at 11:05 am