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Complete Silverware Set by WMF in Art Deco Box
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Complete set of Art Deco Silverware by WMF company nestled in a beautifully inlaid wooden box. Beginning with your first look at the unusual design of a leaping gazelle perfectly inlaid in the center of the mahogany “cubiertero” (silverware storage box) you know you are about to open something special!. Inside is a newly relined velvet case to hold each of the 143 pieces in place, including serving forks and spoons, fish sets and
Salad servers in celluloid and silver and even a salt cellar and tiny spoon and a very large and graceful ladle.
This is an “heirloom set”, but please don’t keep it locked away with the key that is attached. Take the pieces out and use them! You will find it so enjoyable to actually have dinner with this silver service.
The set bears the marks of the WMF silver company, the initials of the famous German foundry ” Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik”, most often simply called WMF. It was founded in 1853 as a partnership between Daniel Straub and Josef and Friedrich Schweizer, and in 1892 developed a special technique for silver plating in which the silver coating is of double thickness in any parts that will be exposed to greater wear and tear. This patented process is called “Perfect Hard Silver Plating”.
In 1910, under the art direction of Albert Mayer, WMF became famous for its Art Nouveau style and established companies for worldwide exports in London, Warsaw and Vienna. Many pieces were sent to Argentina between 1910 and the art deco era of 1930, and it is likely that Harrods Department Store which opened in Buenos Aires in 1912 was one of the major importers of decorative pieces such as this service for 12.
12 dinner forks
12 dinner knives
12 luncheon forks
12 luncheon knives
12 fish forks
12 fish knives
12 large spoons
12 table/soup spoons
12 teaspoons
12 demitasse spoons
12 dessert spoons
Salad serving fork and spoon
Fish knife and fork servers
Ladle
Gravy ladle
Carving fork and knife
Large serving spoon
Salt cellar and spoon
143 pieces in total.
- Creator:WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Depth: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1930s
- Condition:Refinished. Repaired: cabinet. Minor losses.
- Seller Location:Oakland, CA
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