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Art Nouveau cutlery. Franz Bahner, Düsseldorf.
800 silver. Length: 10.5-25 cm. 3715 grams (weighed without knife).
Model by Peter Behrens (1868-1940) circa 1903, cutlery pattern no. 6200. 90 pieces: 18 knives, 18 forks, 18 tablespoons, 5 dinner knives, 6 dinner forks, 6 fish knives, 6 fish forks, 6 coffee spoons, 6 demitasse spoons, 1 gravy ladle. Engraved monograms, knives with stainless steel blades by Eduard Wüsthof, Solingen and Friodur (brand of Zwillingswerk J. A. Henckels, Solingen). Hallmarks: Crescent and crown, fineness, factory mark, various dealer's signatures.
Behrens, architect, painter and designer for all areas of the applied arts. Member of the Munich Secession and the Darmstadt Artists' Colony. 1922 professor at the Vienna Academy, 1936 at the Berlin Academy * Partner auction Bergmann.
Literature : Grotkamp-Schwepers, Sänger (2000) no. 125, Sänger (1991) pp. 118-119.
Provenance : Private collection Baden-Württemberg.
Aufrufzeit 26. | Feb. 2025 | probably 19:06 (CET)
Limit 500 €
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