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Figure 167: Sterling silver knife, fork, and spoon, designed by Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1916.
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Born August 31, 1866 • Denmark
Died October 2, 1935 (aged 69) • Copenhagen • Denmark

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Figure 167: Sterling silver knife, fork, and spoon, designed by Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1916.
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Silver coffeepot by Hester Bateman, 1773–74; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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Silver-gilt salver by François-Thomas Germain, 1757; in the Stavros Niarchos Collection
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Design for a library table by Thomas Sheraton, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia (1805)
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