Unique ELIEL SAARINEN Sterling Silver AMERICAN ART DECO Flatware Set 128pcs

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Unique ELIEL SAARINEN Sterling Silver AMERICAN ART DECO Flatware Set 128pcs

About the Item

Being offered is a large and exceedingly rare sterling silver flatware set by Dominick & Haff of New York. In the Contempora pattern designed in 1930 by famed architect Eliel Saarinen. In 1927, Finnish-born Eliel Saarinen was one of nine architects invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to design thirteen room settings for The Architect and the Industrial Arts, its eleventh exhibition of contemporary American design. The organizers requested that all furnishings and accessories for a room be included, and they stipulated that no object to be displayed could already be in production. For the exhibit, Eliel Saarinen created a dining room outfitted with four new patterns of flatware that were displayed on the dining room table, including 'Contempora,' officially offered to and designed for Dominick & Haff in 1929. Incredibly rare, the 149 piece flatware set includes the following: 12 dinner knives - 9". 12 luncheon knives - 8". 12 butter knives - 5 1/2". 12 dinner forks 8". 12 cream soup/bouillon spoons - 5 1/8". 12 teaspoons - 6". 12 round soup/dessert spoons - 7". 12 luncheon forks - 7 3/8". 12 ribbed citrus/dessert spoons - 5 1/4". 12 salad/dessert forks - 6 1/4". 12 iced tea/parfait spoons 7 1/2". 6 serving spoons 8 5/8". 3 cocktail forks 5 1/4". Servers. 1 butter/lemon, etc) fork - 5 3/4". 2 spoons (jam, jelly, sugar etc) - 6". 1 serving/meat fork - 9". 1 casserole spoon - 9 1/8". 1 gravy/sauce ladle - 6". 1 butter/cheese knife 7 1/2". 1 cake/pie server 9 1/2". 149 pieces total. Marked as illustrated. In excellent condition. Please visit Lauren Stanley at 249 E. 48th Street, NYC to view the spectacular set! Telephone for an appointment.

Creator:
Dominick and Haff Silver (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 1 in (2.54 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 149
Materials and Techniques:
Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1930
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU85584076113