Mid-Century Modern 52 Piece Porter Blanchard Lucite and Silver Flatware, 1970s

For your consideration is a wonderful, swing arm floor lamp, made of brass and with Lucite accents, with original finial, in the style of Karl Springer, circa the 1970s. In excellent...

A Royal Danish sterling silver flatware set, 1939. This stunning flatware set features a variety of utensils in gorgeous vintage ...

For your consideration is a beautiful and large, Kalmar 3 tier Ice lucite or acrylic, hanging chandelier, circa the 1970s. In very good vintage condition. The dimensions are 17" Diam...

For your consideration is a gorgeous, standing grandmother clock, with a Lucite face, by Barwick for Howard Miller, circa the 1970s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 13" W ...

For your consideration is a delightful, dual sided, oak wood and Lucite magazine rack, by Grosfeld House, circa 1970s. In very good vintage condition. The dimensions are 16" W x 5.5"...

For your consideration is a Murano wall sconce, made of brass and glass, circa 1960s. In excellent vintage condition. The dimensions are 16.5" W x 9" D x 18" H.       

Unique Mid-Century Modern Porter Blanchard sterling silver and Lucite handle flatware set. This set includes: 7 knives, 8 1/4" 9 dinner forks, 8 1/4" (one has cracks in Lucite) 7 sa...

Scarce handmade Porter Blanchard (pattern unknown) sterling silver flatware set with unique modern design, 20 pieces. This set includes: 4 dinner knives, 9 1/2" 4 dinner forks, 7...

Porter Blanchard: Blanchard taught his son-in-law and renowned designer Allan Adler (the silversmith to the stars) the craft of silversmithing and was the one of the founders of th...

Blanchard taught his son-in-law and renowned designer Allan Adler (the silversmith to the stars) the craft of silversmithing and was the one of the founders of the Arts & Crafts move...

Fabulous and never used rosewood & bronze 91 pcs, service for eight with serving pcs. Great teak storage box with brass & rosewood handle. Truly a qua...

Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set in Old Danish pattern, in an elegant, Mid-Century Modern style, consisting of: - a two-tine fork measuring 6 3/4'' in length - a sauce ladle measuring 7 1/2'' in length - a 2-piece salad server consisting of a fork and a spoon measuring 9'' in length - 7 dinner forks measuring 7 3/4'' in length - 7 salad forks measuring 7'' in length - 8 dinner knives measuring 8 7/8'' in length - 7 fruit children's knives measuring 6 5/8'' in length - 8 demitasse spoons measuring 4 1/4'' in length - 2 grapefruit spoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length - 8 teaspoons measuring 5 3/4'' in length - 14 dessert spoons, 6 measuring 6 1/8'' in length and 8 measuring 6 3/4'' in length Total approximate silver weight including 1 ozt per knife is 90 troy ounces. Each piece bears hallmarks as shown. Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) set up his own silver business in 1904 in Copenhagen. Jensen's training in metalsmithing -- along with his education in the fine arts -- allowed him to combine the two disciplines and revive the tradition of the artist craftsman. Soon, the beauty and quality of his creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. In 1912, expansion of his studio began in earnest. By 1917, he had built a workshop brimming with hundreds of employees. Jensen was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 and again in Barcelona in 1929. The sale of Jensen silver went really well and in the early 1930s there were Jensen shops in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, St. Thomas, Buenos Aires and New York apart from the ones in Denmark. By his death in 1935, Georg Jensen was an international house of design where inspired artisans carried on a tradition of blending expert craftsmanship with forward-thinking design. In his obituary the New York Herald Tribune called him “the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years.” Designed in 1947 by Harald Nielsen, the Old Danish pattern is a symbolic representation of Denmark’s occupation during World War II. The accentuated, clean lines of the double fluted pattern and the balanced distribution of weight symbolizes the spirit and proud resistance of the Danish nation. The Old Danish pattern has a long association with Danish royalty; King Christian X...