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Place of Origin: Austrian
"Noodle" Dachshund Dog Bottle Opener Bosse Vienna Austria, 1950s, Midcentury
By Ludwig Bemelmans, Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian bottle opener, attributed to be designed by Ludwig Bemelmans showing "Noodle" the Dachshund dog. Nice addition to your room or just for your collection o...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Vintage Metal Nude Girl Bottle Opener MidCentury Modern Metal Breweriana Barware
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s or older bottle opener. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Richard Rohac Leaning Tipsy Gentleman Brass Bottle Opener, Vienna, 1950s
By Richard Rohac
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mid-Century bottle opener from the 1950s by Richard Rohac, Vienna, Austria. Made of blackened brass, it depicts a leaning, presumably tipsy gentleman wearing a top hat and scarf, w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Hedgehog Ashtray, Vienna, circa Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hedgehog Ashtray, Vienna, circa Around 1950s
Orignal condition
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Loetz Silberiris Candia Iridescent Twin Handled Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stylish Bohemian Silberiris Candia iridescent glass vase with brown handles by Johann Loetz Witwe and dating from around 1900. The simply shaped vase ref PN 85/5151 in the Loetz cata...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Walter Bosse cat bottle opener vienna around 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse cat bottle opener vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Champagne Bucket brass around, 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne Bucket brass around, 1970s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Wilhelm Kralik Sohn Eleonoranhain Art Glass Vase, 1900
By Wilhelm Kralik Sohn
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Art Glass vase by Kralik (Bohemia), ca.1900. Eleonorenhain, art glass vase. Colorless glass with ''Eleonorenhain'' decoration in iridescent copper, yellow and violet. Beautiful iride...
Category
Late 19th Century Vienna Secession Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Bronze or Brass Lady Bottle Opener Metal Breweriana Barware
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s bottle opener. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Man Hand Carved and Painted Black Forest Mechanical Wooden Bottle Stopper, 1930s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Folk Art bottle stopper - I believe these are ANRI, made in Italy or Austria, but I see no markings, so I'll let the collectors out there be the judge. It depicts a lovely Ma...
Category
1930s Black Forest Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Art Deco brass and cut glass Butter serving bowl around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco brass and cut glass Butter serving bowl around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Original cut glass inside
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Brass Walter Bosse Hedgehog Sculpture Stacking Ashtrays 1950s Austrian
By Walter Bosse
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ashtray in painted metal, with a green and gold patina. The artist is Walter bosse, and this model is the luxury one.
Brass Walter Bosse Hedgehog Sc...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
$605 Sale Price
20% Off
Berndorf Champagne Bucket Round, 1920s 'Alpaca '
Located in Wien, AT
Berndorf Champagne Bucket Round, 1920s 'Alpaca '
Only Polished
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Mid-Century Max & Moritz Salt Pepper Twins Shakers, WMF, 1950s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of lovely modernist Bauhaus "Max & Moritz salt and pepper twins“ shakers, original vintage from the 1950s. Designed by Prof. Wilhelm Wagenfeld, executed by WMF Württembergische...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Champagne Bucket around, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne Bucket around, 1930s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Champagne Bucket alpaca silvered around, 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne Bucket alpaca silvered around, 1920s
Only Polished
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Majolica Gray Butterfly Plate Josef Steidl Znaim, circa 1890
By Josef Steidl Znaim
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica butterfly plate Josef Steidl Znaim, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti for Krupp Silvered Flatware Cutlery for Six, 31 pcs., Austria, 1950s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti, Art.Krupp Berndorf
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Art Deco flatware, designed by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp and crafted in the 1950s by Krupp Berndorf in Austria. This exquisite cutlery is made from nickel-silvered Alpacca metal, characterized by its strict and geometric lines that elegantly evoke the Art Deco style prominent during Ponti's era. The collection includes six place settings, each consisting of a dinner spoon, fork, knife (plus one extra knife), a dessert spoon, and a coffee or teaspoon, totaling 31 pieces. The set is in good condition, featuring a charming patina. Notably, the smallest spoons appear to be unused. All pieces are marked. We would like to emphasize that in our other listing, we also offer a small Gio Ponti teapot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Nickel
Josef Rindskopf Austrian Art Nouveau Silver Mounted Iridescent Art Glass Vase
By Josef Rindskopf’s Söhne
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Bohemain Art Nouveau art glass vase with an iridescent marbled design and silver rim by Josef Rindskopf and dating from around 1904. The vas...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Antique Wilhelm Schiller Majolica Planter, 19th Century
By Wilhelm Schiller & Son
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique ormolu-mounted Majolica twin handled planter or centre piece attributed to Wilhelm Schiller. The Majolica planter is of wide rounded form with a raised ornate rim and with...
Category
1880s Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu
Oswald Haerdtl Set of Six Mid-Century Crystal Wine Glasses, Austria, 1950s
By Oswald Haerdtl
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six elegant and fine handmade drinking glasses for wine or water, made of clear crystal glass. Designed by Oswald Haerdtl, executed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872
Located in Delft, NL
Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872
An Austrian-Hungary silver sugar box with hinged lid. On the lid a rose with leaves as knob. A rectangular box with beautiful round scalloped body...
Category
19th Century Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Vintage Brass Aubock Auböck Bottle Opener Mid-Century Modern Breweriana Barware
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s mid century modern bottle opener. Attributed to Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an esta...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Champagne Bucket brass around, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne Bucket brass around, 1960s
Brass polished
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Pair of Silver Plated Metal Squirrel Animal Motif Knife Rests Austria 19th Cent
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two silver plated figural flatware knife rests in the form of Animals, circa 1890s, European. Nice addition to every table or just for your collection. Tarnished and beautif...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Serving plate vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Serving plate vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Loetz Art Nouveau Four Handled Phaenomen Iridescent Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Bohemian art nouveau Phenomen Genre 2/484 (also known as Medici) pattern Loetz vase dating from around 1902. This beautiful vase stands on a rounded spread fo...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Royal Vienna Belle Époque Porcelain Moon Flask
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique 19th century Royal Vienna Belle époque Porcelain moon flask.
This extraordinary Royal Vienna porcelain moon flask is magnificent deco...
Category
19th Century Belle Époque Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Champagne Bucket around, 1920s ‘Alpaca ‘
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne Bucket around, 1920s ‘Alpaca ‘
Only polished
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
Brass Lady Leg Bottle Opener Mid-Century Modern Metal Barware Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s bottle opener. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category
1960s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
"Noodle" Dachshund Brass Dog Bottle Opener by Bosse Vienna Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Classic early 1950s Austrian bottle opener, attributed to the Austrian Illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans depiction of "Noodle" the Dachshund dog. It was made by Bosse in Vienna.
Measure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Original, Hallmark. Massive Silver Candleholder, Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstätte
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
Signature: Austrian silver-mark, WW-mark. What is unusual for a Wiener Werkstatte silver-object. The signatures are on the bottom side instead...
Category
Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Vase with silver mount Johann Loetz Witwe PG 6893 Creta decoration ca. 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vase with silver mount, Johann Loetz Witwe, PG 6893 Creta decoration, ca. 1899
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Walter Bosse Brass Dinner Bell Displaying a Cat by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming midcentury table bell displaying a cat. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Crystal Glass Cigar Ashtray with Bronze Bird Figurine, Vintage, Austria, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous large heavy hand crafted Crystal glass Cigar ashtray with a bronze bird figurine. A beautiful ashtray, probably made in Austria in the 1950s or older. Found at an estate sal...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Vienna 19th Century Porcelain Cup and Saucer
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Newark, England
Decorated with a Female Portrait
From our Ceramics collection, we are pleased to offer this Vienna Cup and Saucer. The Vienna Cup and Saucer with a brown iridescent glaze decorated ...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
set of six Metal Animal Motif Knife Rests France 20th Century Art Deco
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of six beautiful figural flatware knife rests in the form of Animals and people, circa 1920s, France. Nice addition to every table or just for your collection. Tarnished and be...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Art Nouveau style art glass vase, by Loetz the historic glass maker from the municipality of Austria featuring Alvin Sterling Silver overlay. Overlay in form of open and horizontal patterns with stylized leaves and scrollwork.
A great find, handcrafted vase skillfully made using centuries old techniques of art glass works from the world-renowned maker, Loetz. Simply stunning this Art Nouveau glass vase with Alvin Sterling Silver overlay by Loetz would enhance any shelf, table, nightstand or countertop.
This is a rare antique Loetz Green Glass...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Brass Ashtray, Model 3317, Austria 1935
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Den Haag, NL
Carl Auböck brass ashtray, model 3317, Austria 1935.
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
19th Century Viennese Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This item is a big 19th century Viennese porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo pie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Rococo Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Amber Glass Decanter Bottle, vintage Austria 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful colored Art Deco decanter bottle with a wonderful glass stopper. In very good condition with no chips, with signs of use at the inside. A real collectors item for ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Glass Perfume Bottle & Trinket Box Vanity Set, vintage Austria 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful pink colored Art Deco perfume bottle with a wonderful glass stopper. Comes in a Set with a trinket box for your vanity room. In very good condition, with signs of ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Loetz Glass "Titania" Art Nouveau Green Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Art Nouveau art glass vase, by Loetz the historic glass maker from the municipality of Austria featuring engraved Alvin Sterling
Silver overlay. Overlay in form of op...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$3,180 Sale Price / set
22% Off
Bosse Baller Corkscrew Halloween Cat Animal Vienna, Austria, 1950s Midcentury
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian corkscrew in the form of a Halloween cat. Nice addition to your room or just for your collection of Austrian bronze items. Found at an estate sale in Vie...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Loetz Art Nouveau Egg-Shaped Vase, Execution 33, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, 1907
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Model-blown egg-shaped body made of marbled glass with irregularly elongated tips, three pairs of melted branches 'Asteln' made of green glass with orange-opal beads starting from th...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Brass, Nickel-plated Champagne Bucket vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass, Nickel-plated Champagne Bucket vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Jugendstil Centerpiece with Original Glass, circa 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil centerpiece with original glass, circa 1908
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Antique Royal Vienna Handpainted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Greek Goddess Daphne
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Royal Vienna handpainted & gilded porcelain cabinet plate, circa 1890.
The plate is very finely decorated with a central handpainted scene of the goddess Daph...
Category
1890s Neoclassical Revival Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
1851 Imperial Vienna Porcelain 27 piece Service for 18, very rare
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in San Francisco, CA
This extremely rare partial set of dinner service was produced
at the Royal Vienna Factory in 1851 under the direction of Baron
Leithner, ten years before the factory closed.
During Leithner's direction, the factory and it's artists were still
known for their splendid and expensive gilding which is displayed on each of the pieces in this set.
I purchased this set in the later 1980s from Butterfield and Butterfield, and was told that it was consigned by the estate
of a Austrian woman who brought the dishes over from Vienna. Purported the set was part of a very large set of dishes belonging to the household of the Empress Elizabeth...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Walter Bosse Corkscrew Horseshoe Vienna, Austria, 1950s, Mid-Century
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian Walter Bosse design corkscrew in the form of a horseshoe. Nice addition to your room or just for your collection of Austrian bronze items. Found at an es...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
"The Tramp" Vintage Bottle Opener Mid-Century Modern Metal Breweriana Barware
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s bottle opener. Nice addition to your room or just for use at your bar or bar cart. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. We believe it is made of metal and...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Viennese Bronze Enamel Table Clock With Atlas Carrying The Case, Circa 1880
By Viennese Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Artfully decorated fire-gilded and enamelled bronze clock by a Viennese master:
Fully sculpted bronze Atlas on a slightly curved oval base supporting a round clock case, all surfaces...
Category
1880s Other Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Midcentury Hagenauer Solid Brass Ashtray
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a unique piece of Mid-Century Modern design. The ashtray was mindfully cast out of solid golden-warm brass. It was produced and designed by the renowned Austrian workshop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver.
All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,502 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Cabinet Plate Painting by Angelica Kauffman 1890
By Angelica Kauffmann, Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Royal Vienna handpainted & gilded porcelain cabinet plate, circa 1890.
To the center of the plate is a handpainted scene of Odysseus's wife Penelope being aw...
Category
1890s Belle Époque Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Mid-18th Century Cup White Porcelain with Golden Drawings Japonese Style
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed in gold with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail.
A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
Category
Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$1,118 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Knife with Rattan wrapped Handle Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
This knife made by Carl Auböck has a straight metal blade with a handle wrapped in rattan for grip. Its design is simple and functional, without any decorative elements, focusing on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Amboss 2090 Cutlery by Helmut Alder
By Helmut Alder, Amboss Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare complete cutlery designed by Helmut Alder for Amboss in 1963, stainless steel, each part punctured, altogether 30 parts each six pieces.
Good original condition.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,190 / set
Champagne Bucket Round, 1920s 'Alpaca '
Located in Wien, AT
Champagne Bucket Round, 1920s 'Alpaca '
Only polished
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca
By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Dinnerware Flatware Set by Berndorfer Metallwaaren-Fabrik, stamped 'Berndorf Alpacca', The Neoclassical Revival style set of Alpacca flatware comprising of:
12 Fish knives
12 Salad forks
12 Salad knives
12 Pasta spoons
12 Dessert spoons
12 Coffee spoons
12 Tea spoons
12 Ice-cream spoons
1 Ice thong
1 Soup ladle
1 Serving spoon
1 Salad spoon
1 Sauce/Gravy ladle
1 Meat carving knife
1 Meat carving fork
1 Salad fork
All inside its original lined wooden storage-traveling cabinet. (See all images). Circa: Vienna, 1900-1930.
The Alpacca alloy was developed in 1823 by the German chemist Dr. Ernst August Geitner (1783-1852). It was very similar in its appearance to silver, therefore, this new alloy was first called "Argentan". It consisted of 20% nickel, 55% copper and 25% zinc. The new silver-imitating alloy soon became very popular. The Gebrueder Henninger (Henninger Bros.) proposed a similar alloy (5-30% nickel, 45-70% copper and 8-45% zinc with trace amounts of lead, tin and iron) which they called "Neusilber". Later both Argentan and Neusilber were used under the trade name of Alpacca (or Alpakka). The great advantage of the use of Alpacca alloy as the base metal for silver plating is that the appearance of the objects does not change significantly with the wearing away of the silver layer and, unlike sterling silver, it does not require frequent polishing or cleaning due to tarnishing.
The earliest known Berndorf Alpacca mark (No.1) was introduced around 1880 and used until 1891. I found it on the bottom of a 30 cl teapot bearing the inscription KRIEAU, which corresponds to the "Wiener Krieau", the famous race course in Vienna. The mark No.1 represents an oval of 3.0 x 3.6 mm size bearing the lettering "BMF ALPACCA" (which means Berndorfer Metallwaaren Fabrik or Berndorf Metalware Factory) with the "M" and "F" letters being fused. Inside the oval there is a profile of a walking bear looking down. This mark is quite rare.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Ingrid Haslinger, Tafelkultur Marke Berndorf, Das Niederoesterreichische Erfolgsunternehmen Arthur Krupps (Ketterl Verlag, Wien, 1998), pp.1-174, (in German).
- Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk and Claudia Kanowski, Modern Art of Metallwork (Berlin: Broehan Museum, 2001), 1-598.
- Musterbuch ueber Tafelgeraete in Alpacca-Silber I, Alpacca-Silber II und Alpacca, Unversilbert (Berndorfer Haus, Berlin, 1928), pp.1-53, (in German).
- Waltraud Neuwirth, Bluehender Jugendstil Oesterreich, Band 2: Firmen und Marken [Art Nouveau in Blossom - Austria, Vol. 2: Companies and Marks]. Vienna: Selbstverlag Dr. Waltraud Neuwirth, 1991, 1-288 (in German).
- David N. Nikogosyan, 2008, Marks of Silverplated Hollowware...
Category
Early 1900s Neoclassical Revival Antique Austrian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alpaca, Wood
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