THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY VAN DE VELDE, MANUFACTURED BY KOCH & BERGFELD, BREMEN, CIRCA 1905

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A GERMAN SILVER TABLE SERVICE
The design attributed to Henry Van de Velde, manufactured by Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen, circa 1905
Comprising:
Twelve table forks
Twelve fish forks
Twelve dessert forks
Twelve parcel-gilt fruit forks
Twelve tablespoons
Twelve teaspoons
Six demitasse spoons with gilt bowls
Twelve table knives with stainless steel blades
Twelve parcel-gilt fruit knives
One soup ladle with gilt bowl
One carving knife with steel blade
One carving fork
Two sauce ladles
One butter knife
One cheese knife
One pie lifter
One fish knife
A parcel-gilt salad fork and spoon
Two serving forks
Two serving spoons
all pieces stamped with German silver mark, makers' mark for Koch and Bergfeld, and many pieces stamped with retailer Bernard Darmen mark, the reverse engraved with monogram
gross weight 150oz. (4252.5gr.) (141)

Lot Essay

cf. Exhibition catalogue, Museum Berlin-Ost, Berlin, 1972, cat. no. 942, pl. 201.
Carl-Wolfgang Schümann, Silber aus Bremen, 150 Jahre Tafelbesteck von Koch & Bergfeld zu Bremen, 1979, p. 37, design no. 27100
A six-piece cutlery set of this design was sold at Christie's London, November 9, 2000, lot 131.

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