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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3334989, member: 111"]Ummm - I'm confused. Who said Georg Jensen was manufactured in Spain? Nate found a reference to a Spanish seller identifying 'Jensen & Son' (not a company name associated with Georg Jensen) as maker of a pair of silver-mounted jugs bearing a Barcelona assay office mark (seller says it's .925, but the star quality mark indicates .915 1st standard, used from 1934-88, when their standards changed from .750 and .915 to .800, .925, and .999). I showed a piece like Nate's that mentioned 'Jensen', but only one image and little information was left on the page, but its manufacture clearly unrelated to Georg Jensen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the Georg Jensen retail stores, so far as I know they still have them in various large international cities, and their stock wasn't and isn't always only Georg Jensen production, or even precious metal articles. No idea whether there is still a Barcelona store, but it is a definite possibility...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3334989, member: 111"]Ummm - I'm confused. Who said Georg Jensen was manufactured in Spain? Nate found a reference to a Spanish seller identifying 'Jensen & Son' (not a company name associated with Georg Jensen) as maker of a pair of silver-mounted jugs bearing a Barcelona assay office mark (seller says it's .925, but the star quality mark indicates .915 1st standard, used from 1934-88, when their standards changed from .750 and .915 to .800, .925, and .999). I showed a piece like Nate's that mentioned 'Jensen', but only one image and little information was left on the page, but its manufacture clearly unrelated to Georg Jensen. Regarding the Georg Jensen retail stores, so far as I know they still have them in various large international cities, and their stock wasn't and isn't always only Georg Jensen production, or even precious metal articles. No idea whether there is still a Barcelona store, but it is a definite possibility... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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