1920s Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Art Deco Candlesticks in Disco Metal

Set of two Danish Just Andersen Art Deco candlesticks in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S

The set of 1920's candlesticks are made in Disco metal, an alloy of lead and antimony, which was Andersen's own invention and named after the Disko Bay of Greenland, where he grew up.

The candlesticks are in good vintage condition and marked by Just. A.163

Creator: Just Andersen (Designer, Manufacturer)
Dimensions: Height: 3.94 in (10 cm), Width: 3.15 in (8 cm), Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
Sold As: Set of 2
Style: Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques: Metal,Metalwork
Place of Origin: Denmark
Period: 1920-1929
Date of Manufacture: 1920s
Condition: GoodWear consistent with age and use. Good vintage condition.

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 researchers and explorers who were later famous and inscribed in the history of their exploration and records of Greenland among them the famous explorers Robert Edwin Peary and Knud Rasmussen.