JUST ANDERSEN   (1884-1943)  Denmark

Grand vase  c. 1935-40

Rich deep brown patinated bronze, neck with three sets of four incised lines, with flaring rim and gilt edge

Marks: DENMARK, JUST (in a triangular cartouche), No. B 2055

For more information see:  “Just Andersen:  Manden og Vaerket” by Svend Rindholt in Samleren:  Tidskrift for Kunst og Kunstindustri  (Attende Aargang, 1941) pp. 171-194; Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Første Bind (Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1979) p. 199. The Design Encyclopedia.  Mel Byars (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994) p. 23.

H: 13 1/2″ x Dia: 8″

Designer Just Andersen trained with Peter Hertz and Mogens Ballin, the premier silversmith in Copenhagen. He was also employed as a designer for Georg Jensen before he decided to open his own silver and metal studio in 1918.  The elegant, simple forms and richly-patinated surfaces are highly characteristic of Andersen’s high level of design and superlative craftsmanship.