Considered the rarest piece of Georg Jensen on the open market and perhaps in the world; The

original Georg Jensen silver six light chandelier #307, designed by Johan Rohde in 1918. Georg

Jensen’s first retail store in Bredgade 21 did not reflect the growing prestige of the brand and

their largest customer of the time, swede Nils Wendel, insisted on a renovation. Johan Rohde

was tasked with designing the interior and he designed all of the fittings, panels, counters and

furniture including this chandelier. Electricity was becoming predominant in Copenhagen by this

time, Rohde wanted an electrified chandelier to be at the center of the store. The design is

breathtaking, this large piece has signs of Art Nouveau as well as early signs of Art Deco. The

large hand-hammered circular dome base has grapes, beads and elements of Rhodes famous

Cosmos pattern. There are six hand-chased light sockets, the chandelier hangs on six silver

chains each mounted to an acorn and floral element, reminiscent of Rohde’s Acorn silverware

pattern from 1915. The chains are separated by a middle section which also has the same

acorn and floral elements and attachments to keep the chains in place. The top is a

hand-chased large ceiling mount, with signs of Rohde’s cosmos pattern and sections joined with

large beads