Lot 33
  • 33

Henry Van de Velde

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henry van de Velde
  • Six Piece Flatware Set, Model No. 1
  • the soup spoon, fruit fork and knife with the artist's monogram and 84; the snail fork and the oyster fork with German hallmarks and 925; the demitasse spoon with artist's monogram and 800
  • silver
  • manufactured by Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen retailed by Theodor Müller, Weimar
comprising a soup spoon, snail fork, fruit knife and fork, oyster fork and demitasse spoon

Provenance

Collection of Torsten Bröhan, Berlin
Sotheby's London, November 1, 1996, lot 17

Literature

Karl-Heinz Hüter, Henry van de Velde: Sein Werk bis zum, Ende seiner Tätigkeit in Deutschland, Berlin, 1967, p. 94
Reinhard W. Sänger, Das Deutsche Silber-Besteck 1805-1918: Biedermeier-Historismus-Jugendstil, Stuttgart, 1991, pp. 208 and 209
Judy Rudoe, Decorative Arts 1850-1950, London, 1991, p. 225
Klaus-Jürgen Sembach et al., Henry van de Velde: Ein Europäischer Künstler seiner Zeit, Köln, 1992, pp. 308 and 310
Torsten Böhan and Thomas Berg, Avantgarde Design 1880-1930, Köln, 1994, p. 35
Winifred Nerdinger, 100 Jahre Deutscher Werkbund 1907-2007, New York, 2007, p. 10

Condition

Very good overall condition. Some minor surface scratches from light use and polishing as expected.
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