A three-piece cutlery set

DESIGNED BY PETER BEHRENS, MANUFACTURED BY MARTIN JOSEF RUCKERT, MAINZ, 1902

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A three-piece cutlery set
Designed by Peter Behrens, manufactured by Martin Josef Ruckert, Mainz, 1902
Comprising: Dinner Knife (steel blade), Fork and Spoon
9¼in. (23.5cm.) length of knife
Each piece stamped with makers' mark, German poinons and 800, the spoon additionally stamped with designer's monogram (3)

Lot Essay

Cf: Ein Dokument Deutsche Kunst 1901-76, die Knstler der Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Vol. IV, pp. 14/5, Cat. No. 21
Jugendstil, Europalia, Palais des Beaux Arts,. Brussels, 1977, p. 121, Cat. No. 187
Berlin 1900-1933, Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, 1987, p. 92, Cat. Nos. 1 & 14
Peter Behrens und Nrnberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nrnberg, Munich, 1980, p. 63, Cat. No. 75.

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