Art deco danish two-armed candleholder by Just Andersen in Disko Metal

Art deco danish two-armed candleholder by just andersen in disko metal. The candleholder is made in disko metal, an alloy of lead and antimony, which was andersen's own invention and named after the disko bay in greenland, where he grew up. The candleholder is in good vintage condition and marked by just. A. Just andersen 1884-1943 was born in godhavn on the disko island, which is located on the west side of greenland. His parents were inspector and probate manager in north greenland. Just andersens creative gene was quite obviously stimulated and developed during his childhood. Through his parents' business he grew up with a view of the world, and in contact with research and explorers who were later famous and inscribed in the history of their exploration and records of greenland among them robert edwin peary and knud rasmussen. Just andersen had a creative urge and a talent, far beyond the usual and became famous as not only a corpus artist but also as silversmith and sculptor.

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