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