Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set for 6 in Display Case, Austria-Hungary, 1920s, Set of 60

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Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for 6 people, consisting of 60 parts, in original display case. Date of … Read more Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for 6 people, consisting of 60 parts, in original display case. Date of manufactory: circa 1910-1925 material: massive silver '800', stainless steel knive blades form type: elegant, timeless design, minimalist modern, slender bridges, slightly curved towards the end of the handle, widening to a slightly rounded, fan-shaped finish; without monogram. Table display case: this silver cutlery set is stored in an elegant table display case with a hinged window lid, fitted with a renewed deerskin cover, standing on four square short feet.

60 pieces in total: 6 soup spoons / 6 dinner forks / 6 dinner knives / 6 starter forks / 6 starter knives / 6 fish forks / 6 fish knives / 6 dessert or coffee spoons / 6 mocha spoons / 1 soup ladle / 1 sauce ladle / 1 serving spoon / 1 serving fork / 1 cake- or fish lifter / 1 sugar spoon or tea strainer total weight of all cutlery parts: ca. 3980 grams / ca. 140.09 oz / ca. 127.97 troy oz dimensions of the cabinet: width: 75,0 cm / 29.52 inches depth: 43,5 cm / 17.12 inches height: 11,0 cm / 4.33 inches marks / hallmarks: diana head hallmark - p (pest/hungary) - austria-hungarian official hallmark 1872 - 1922 for 800 silver 'km'- master's mark fish cutlery: toucan head - viennese official hallmark 1922-1939, & from 1946 stemmed glass -

manufacture mark of the company jarosinsky & vaugoin one of the oldest still existing viennese silver manufacturers. Jarosinski & vaugoin has been producing silver cutlery, tableware and everyday items as well as jewelry and art objects for over 150 years. Orders were also carried out for the bulgarian, romanian and greek courts. Bibliography: waltraud neuwirth, viennese gold and silversmiths and their hallmarks 1867-1922, lexicon a-k, vienna 1976, page 273. Condition: very good all silver parts cleaned and polished, display cassette with renewed interior. 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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