Art Deco Silver Cutlery Set for 12 in Showcase attributed to Bruckmann &Sons Germany, 1920s, Set of 164

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Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 164 parts, in wooden showcase. Date of manufactory: … Read more Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 164 parts, in wooden showcase. Date of manufactory: around 1920 material: massive 800 silver + steel blades form type: an elegant design featuring curved handle ends with a continuous, baroque-style sourrounding thread and rocailles on the end of the bridge on the front and at the beginning of the bridge on the back. 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.

164 pieces: 1st drawer: 12 fish forks / 12 fish knives / 1 filleting fork / 1 filleting knive / 1 butter knive / 1 cheese knive / 2 olive pickers / 2 serving forks 2nd drawer: 12 dinner forks / 12 starter forks / 12 dessert forks / 12 mocha spoons / 1 sugar tongue / 2 salad servers 3rd drawer: 12 dinner knives / 12 starter knives / 12 dessert knives / 1 cake lifter / 2 vegetable servers 4th drawer: 12 soup spoons / 12 dessert spoons / 12 coffee spoons / 2 side dish lifters / 2 sauce ladles / 1 serving spoon / 1 aspargus lifter total weight of all cutlery parts: ca. 8531 grams / ca. 274.30 troy oz dimensions of the cabinet: width: 64,0 cm / 25.19 inches depth: 48,0 cm / 18.89 inches height: 33,0 cm / 12.99 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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