Art Deco Silver Cutlery Set for 12 in Showcase attributed to Bruckmann &Sons Germany, 1920s, Set of 140

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Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 140 parts, in wooden showcase. Date of manufactory: … Read more Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 140 parts, in wooden showcase. Date of manufactory: around 1920 material: massive 800 silver + steel blades form type: simple, elegant design with curved handle ends with surrounding thread. Wooden showcase: this silver cutlery set is kept in a sleek, glazed wooden showcase. Display window on the top, from the front the four drawers, which are perfectly equipped on the inside, can be opened with the button-shaped brass handles. The showcase stands on four small feet, the wooden surfaces ore shellac hand-polished.

140 pieces: 1st drawer: 12 mocha spoons / 12 coffee spoons / 1 butter knife / 1 cheese knife / 2 salad servers / 1 sardine server / 1 soup ladle / 2 serving spoons / 1 bowl scoop 2nd drawer: 12 soup spoons / 12 dessert spoons / 1 sauce ladle / 1 meat server / 2 cake lifters / 1 butter/porridge scraper 3rd drawer: 12 starter forks / 12 dinner forks / 12 starter knives / 12 dinner knives / 1 serving fork 4th drawer: 12 dessert forks / 6 fish forks / 6 fish knives / 2 fish servers / 2 side plate lifters / 1 meat fork

total weight of all cutlery parts: ca. 7474 grams / ca. 240.32 troy oz dimensions of the cabinet: width: 72,5 cm / 28.54 inches depth: 33,5 cm / 13.18 inches height: 33,5 cm / 13.18 inches marks / hallmarks: crescent + crown - german imperial silver stamp from 1888 800 - fineness eagle-mark - master's sign bruckmann & sons - silver goods factory, heilbronn, established 1805, peter bruckmann (1865-1937) was the first chairman of the deutscher werkbund, founded in 1907. The bruckmann company produced numerous precious silver objects designed by well-known designers and existed until 1973. Condition: excellent all silver parts are cleaned and polished, the cabinet has been shellac polished by hand, perfect interior fittings. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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