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Large silverware set 'Acorn'

Lot 30
01.06.2021 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 17 000
AuctioneerVAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Event locationGermany, Köln
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ID 549398
Lot 30 | Large silverware set 'Acorn'
Estimate value
€ 12 000 – 14 000
LARGE SILVERWARE SET 'ACORN'.

Copenhagen.
Date: After 1945.
Maker/Designer: Georg Jensen. Design Johann Rhode 1915-17.
Technique: Silver. Knife blades mainly of steel, caviar knife with horn.
Description: The flat handle with elongated curve, ending in pine cones with volutes.
A total of 236 pieces, consisting of:
12 bouillon spoons
12 starter forks
12 starter spoons
12 starter knives
12 dinner forks
12 dinner spoons
12 dinner knives
12 fish knives
12 fish forks
12 lobster forks
12 oyster forks
12 caviar knives
12 fruit forks
12 fruit knives
12 coffee spoons
12 mocca spoons
12 dessert forks
12 iced tea spoons
2-piece salad servers
2 large serving spoons
2 small serving spoons
2 large serving forks
2 small serving forks
1 caviar spoon
1 sauce ladle
2 meat forks
2 butter knives
1 small serving spoon
2 cake shovels
1 cheese knife.
Weight: Ca. 7433 (excluding those pieces with horn or steel parts)g.
Mark: Sterling, Denmark, maker's mark Georg Jensen inside oval from 1945.


Provenance:
Private collection Berlin.

Literature:
Kunst vom Jugendstil zur Moderne (1889-1939), Sammlung Karl H.Bröhan Berlin, vol. IV
Metallkunst, Bröhan-Museum 1990, No.258.
Auction house category:Silver
Address of auction VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
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