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Lead image of a vintage Jens Quistgaard Dansk Designs pepper mill model 879 Scandinavian mid-century modernist collectible
Detail of the baller stopper on the top part of a 1960s Nordic pepper mill by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs model 879 rare collectible.
Wooden pepper grinder laying down on a beige surface with a white background. Collectible vintage Dansk Designs pepper mill 879 Jens Quistgaard mid-century modernist design
Close up showing the beautiful lively wood grain on a teak Jens Quistgaard Scandinavian pepper mill model 879 1960s vintage collectible kitchenware.
Wooden pepper grinder with stopper removed. Mid-century modernist Dansk Designs pepper mill 879 by Jens Quistgaard Nordic design classic.
Zoomed in image showing the mouth and rim on a rare collectible Jens Quistgaard pepper mill 879 Dansk Designs 1960s Scandinavian kitchen accessory.
Close up of baller stopper belonging to a vintage mid-century Nordic pepper mill model 879 by Jens Quistgaard Dansk Designs collectible.
Small wooden ball shaped stopper to a Jens Quistgaard Dansk Designs model 879 pepper mill Scandinavian modernist design 1960s collectible
Wooden pepper grinder on a white background. Scandinavian vintage 1960s pepper mill Jens Quistgaard Dansk Designs model 879 collectible kitchenware
Underside / base of a collectible Nordic mid-century pepper mill 879 by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs. This vintage design is fully marked with the makers stamps.
Dansk Designs

Jens Quistgaard "Carafe" Salt & Pepper Mill

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A carved solid teak salt and pepper mill, reminiscent of a traditional oil carafe with a round ball stopper, designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. Quistgaard designed his eminently collectable series of combination salt shaker pepper mills between the late 1950's and early 1960's.

Like most of the mills in his circa 60 piece collection, this design holds salt in the top whilst the lower half grinds pepper. The object functions well and it is also satisfyingly sculpture. Satisfying both these criteria was crucial for Quistgaard.

In Stig Guldberg's 2010 documentary on Quistgaard the latter proclaims: "The finished product must display harmony but its usefulness must not be affected just for the sake of making it pretty. Practical use and beauty of design must go hand in hand." Utility & Art.

Model Number: 879

Model Nickname: "Carafe"

Designer: Jens Harald Quistgaard

Manufacturer: Dansk Designs

Year of Design: C. 1960

Dates Produced: 1960's-80's, the grinding mechanism on this example dates it to the early- to mid-1970's.

Colour: Brown

Height: 22.5 cm, Diameter: 7 cm

Condition: Perfect.

Branding: Underside reads ‘Dansk Designs Ltd Denmark IHQ’.