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    Posted 3 years ago

    dav2no1
    (841 items)

    Kay Bojesen Songbirds

    Approximately 4" x 3"

    I have admired these for awhile, but they were always too expensive. I was able to buy a lot of art that included these.

    The Danish mice in my other post are possibly made by him.

    UPDATED INFORMATION***I have contacted Kay Bojesen Denmark. The mice are not attributed to him.***

    KAY BOJESEN
    Kay Bojesen (15 August 1886 – 28 August 1958) was a Danish silversmith and designer.

    In 1910 Bojesen completed his apprenticeship and was known as a gifted silversmith. He then traveled to Germany for vocational school in precious metals

    WHY TOYS?
    In 1922 he entered a toy competition with 4 toys he made. And not surprisingly he wins awards. When asked why he made toys..he explains...his son has lots of different toys, but he is heavy handed and easily destroys them.

    1932 NEW LIFE
    Inspired by his success with toys, Bojesen opens a basement workshop with his wife and makes toys for the next 26 years.

    1950 SONGBIRDS ARE BORN
    "Kay Bojesen creates the songbirds in the 1950s, but they are never put into production."

    "According to legend, customers in Bojesen's shop in Copenhagen could sometimes be lucky enough to receive a little extra gift when they dropped by, and the designer is said to have given the birds away to those he was close to."

    "In 2012, the songbirds are recreated on the basis of old photos from Kay Bojesen's family album and put into production."

    For the full story,, I'll link in the comments.

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    Comments

    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 3 years ago
      Here is the link to the full history and timelines of Kay Bojesen ..m

      https://www.kaybojesen-denmark.com/timeline
    2. Newfld Newfld, 3 years ago
      What a great pair of birds, I like the contrasting wood colors of each. Very interesting info on the artist
    3. dav2no1 dav2no1, 3 years ago
      Thanks...I feel that the history and background stories are what makes objects special.
    4. dav2no1 dav2no1, 3 years ago
      I also like how simplistic, yet easily recognizable these are.

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