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Carl Aubock Culinar Flatware Set for Collini (Five Piece Service for Eight)

$3,200per set
£2,390.25per set
€2,771.11per set
CA$4,443.12per set
A$4,980.17per set
CHF 2,593.03per set
MX$60,809.95per set
NOK 32,922.01per set
SEK 31,207.10per set
DKK 20,675.48per set
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About the Item

Culinar series flatware set of stainless steel designed by Carl Aubock III (1924-1993) and manufactured by Collini, Austria in 1979. A five piece service for eight composed of the following: 8 dinner forks, 8 dessert forks, 8 soup spoons, 8 teaspoons, and 8 knives. With one cheese knife included, for a total of 41 pieces. With a very short production run of only a year or two, this striking modern flatware design is rare to the market, especially in as complete a set as this. Ref: Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh (permanent collection); Kuzman, Maria “Aubock 1924-1993: Architect for Modern Living,” Verlag Anton Postet (2009). Measurements are of a dinner fork.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Width: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 41
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1979
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Fine overall structural condition. Wear and superficial scratches throughout, consistent with age and use. A few deeper scratches to the end of one soup spoon.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU828540870962

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