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Henry van de Velde, Three pieces cutlery set, model I, 1902

Description

Silver, steel (blade), handmade

Ensemble of the famous cutlery model I, van de Velde designed
for the court jeweller Theodor Müller in Weimar, executed by
Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen. A complete 335-pieces cutlery service
of this model was donated to the Grand Duke of Thuringia on the
occasion of his wedding in April 1903.

Dinner knife, 24 cm
Dinner fork, 22,5 cm
Dinner spoon, 22,5 cm

Marks

Impressed crescent moon and crown marks 925

Provenance

Christies London

Public collections

Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen,
Bröhan Museum Berlin, Musee d’Orsay Paris (similar pieces)

Literature

Henry van de Velde, Interior Design and Decorative Arts,
A catalogue raisonné in six volumes, Volume I: Works in Metal,
pag. 300 - 305, 1.3.1.18 - 1.3.1.26

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