203-PIECE SERVICE GEORG JENSEN "PARALLEL" PATTERN STERLING SILVER FLATWARE,most pieces in service designed in 1931 by Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen. Including 164 place pieces and 39 serving pieces. 8 hollow long-handle dinner knives, L: 8 3/8 in., (stainless steel blades, 4 serrated); 9 dinner forks, 7 3/16 in.; 8 oval soup or dinner spoons, L: app. 7 ½ in.; 7 round (cream) soup spoons, L: app. 6 3/8 in., 8 bouillon spoons, L: app. 5 ½ in., 9 hollow long-handle luncheon knives, L: 7 7/16 in. (stainless steel blades); 8 luncheon forks, app. 6 3/8 in.,; 6 hollow handle solid silver butter spreaders , L: 5 7/8 in.; 9 solid silver fish knives , L: 7 5/16 in.; 11 fish forks , L: 6 3/8 in.; 8 solid silver cocktail/cold cuts forks, L: 6 1/8 in.; 8 pastry forks, L: 5 ½ in.; 8 dessert spoons, L: 6 9/16 in.; 8 teaspoons, L: 4 13/16 in.; 8 coffee spoons, L: 4 3/16 in.; 9 mocha spoons, L: 3 ¾ in.; 8 hollow handle fruit knives, steel blades, L: 6 5/8 in.; 8 hollow handle solid silver fruit knives, L: 6 7/16 in.; 8 hollow handle fruit forks, L: app. 5 ¾-5 13/16 in.; 8 individual salt spoons, L: 2 1/8 in.
39 serving pieces, some sets, including 1 solid silver two-piece large serving set, spoon and fork, with "wings" at base of handle (old catalogue calls these "Potato Fork & Spoon") spoon, L: 9 1/8 in.; fork, L: 8 13/16; 1 hollow handle silver two-piece large serving set, spoon and fork, steel bowls, with arced "wings" at join of handles and shafts, spoon, L: 8 7/16", fork: 8 ½ in.; 1 solid silver two-piece medium serving set, spoon and fork, notched oval bowls, with "wings" at bases of handle, spoon 7 7/8 in., fork, 7 ¾ in.; 1 hollow handle two-piece small serving set, spoon and fork, steel bowls, L: 6-1/4 in.; solid silver two-piece very small serving set, spoon and fork, with curved handles, L: 4 7/8 in.; 1 solid silver smaller meat serving two-tined fork, 7 5/8 in.; 1 solid silver lemon serving two-tined fork, L: 4 9/16 in.
Serving knives including 1 hollow handle silver cake knife with flared and notched steel blade, L: 10 ¼ in.; 1 rare hollow handle carving knife with steel blade, L: 10 1/4 in.
Serving spoons or spoon-like servers including 1 hollow handle solid silver oval serving spoon with arced "wings" at join of handle and shaft, L: 8-1/2 in.; 1 solid silver serving spoon with notched oval bowl, "wings" at base of handle, L: 7-7/8 in; 1 solid silver cheese scoop, L: 7 in.; 1 solid silver oval serving spoon with "wings" at base of handle, L: app. 6 3/4 in.; 1 solid silver oval serving spoon with curved handle, L: app. 6 3/4 in.; 1 solid silver jam spoon with curved handle, L: 4 7/8 in. 1 solid silver mystery serving spoon with curved handle, possibly mustard spoon, L: 4 9/16 in.; 2 solid silver sugar spoons, L: 4 1/8 in.; 1 rare hollow handle caviar spoon with horn stem and bowl, L: 3 11/16 in.
Ladles including 1 all-silver gravy ladle, with wings at end of handle, L: 7 5/8 in,; 1 silver sauce ladle with hollow handle and steel bowl, L 6 7/8 in.; 1 rare solid silver sauce or cream ladle, L: 6-1/4 in.; 1 rare solid silver sauce or cream ladle, L: 6 1/4 in.; 1 rare solid silver sauce or cream ladle, L: 6 1/4 in.
Flat servers including 1 solid silver large cake server with "wings" at base of handle, L: 9 7/8 in.; 1 rare hollow handle silver tomato/other server with steel blade, L: 7 ¾ in.; 1 solid silver small cake server with "wings" at join of handle & blade, L: 6 1/2 in.; 1 hollow handle silver sardine/herring server with bone blade, L: 6 3/8 in.; 1 small round silver pastry server with wings at join of handle and bowl, L: app. 5 1/2 in.; 1 small round silver pastry server with curved handle, L: app. 5 in.
Other servers including 1 very rare pair tongs, with "wings", L: 4 1/4 in.; 1 very rare pair scissors-type sugar tongs, with disk handles, L: 4 1/4 in.; 2 very rare lobster picks, 7 1/8 in.
- Wt. 232.8 troy oz. excluding 33 pieces with non-silver service ends. Estimate $12,000-15,000
PROVENANCE: The core of this service was originally purchased in the 1930s (see marks); first owned by the designer, Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen. then his daughter, Iben Gundlach Pedersen.
NOTE: This pattern was produced from 1931 until 1976.
