Sterling silver (925 silver). Length: 11.5 cm. 183 grams.

Model year: 1955, cutlery pattern no. 86. Design classic with colored cabochons. 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 table cutlery. Hoffmann (1870-1956), architect and designer, studied at the Academy in Vienna, 1899-1937 professor at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna. Co-founder of the Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte, the Deutscher Werkbund and the Österreichischer Werkbund * Partner auction Bergmann.

Provenance : Kurt Adelsberger Collection.