800 silver. Length: 14-25.5 cm. 11.925 grams (weighed without knife).

Model by Carl Pott 1952, the so-called "Kanzlerbesteck". Model no. 84. 334 pieces: 18 knives, 18 forks, 18 tablespoons, 38 dinner knives, 38 dinner forks, 34 dinner spoons, 18 dessert forks, 18 demitasse spoons, 16 coffee spoons, 12 lobster forks, 14 fish knives, 14 fish forks, 7 fruit knives, 7 fruit forks, 6 dessert spoons, 10 cake forks, 6 ice cream spoons, 6 gourmet sauce spoons, 1 soup ladle, a 2-piece salad servers, 1 serving spoon, 2 asparagus servers, 2 fish serving knives, 2 fish serving forks, 2 large, 4 medium, 3 small serving forks, 4 butter knives, 3 sauce ladles, 6 dessert serving spoons, 2 flat serving spoons, 2 molded serving spoons. Design classics, solid, high-quality work. In addition to Ludwig Erhard's Chancellery, almost all German embassies were equipped with this cutlery. Knives with rustproof Solingen stainless steel blades. Hallmarks: Crescent and crown, fineness, factory mark.

The cutlery manufactory was founded by Carl Hugo Pott in 1904 as a damascening workshop in Solingen. After his son Carl Pott joined the company in 1932, it developed into a major manufacturer of cutlery. In 1985, his son Hannspeter Pott took over the business. Pott's "Historical Models" will continue to be produced once a year by pre-order * Partner auction Bergmann.

Provenance : South German private collection.