Lot Essay
Cf: Reinhard W. Sänger, Das deutsche Silber-Besteck. Biedermeier - Historismus - Jugendstil 1805-1918, Stuttgart, 1991, p. 120
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DESIGNED BY PETER BEHRENS, CIRCA 1904, MANUFACTURED BY FRITZ BAHNER AG
Details
Model No. 8200, An Eighty-Eight Piece Silver Flatware Service
Designed by Peter Behrens, circa 1904, manufactured by Fritz Bahner AG
Comprising:
8 Dinner Forks
8 Dinner Knives
8 Table Spoons
8 Fish Forks
8 Fish Knives
8 Luncheon Forks
8 Luncheon Knives
8 Grapefruit Spoons
8 Coffee Spoons
8 Fruit Forks
8 Fruit Knives
10in. (25.5cm.) length of dinner knife
Stamped with German hallmarks and monogrammed B (88)
Designed by Peter Behrens, circa 1904, manufactured by Fritz Bahner AG
Comprising:
8 Dinner Forks
8 Dinner Knives
8 Table Spoons
8 Fish Forks
8 Fish Knives
8 Luncheon Forks
8 Luncheon Knives
8 Grapefruit Spoons
8 Coffee Spoons
8 Fruit Forks
8 Fruit Knives
10in. (25.5cm.) length of dinner knife
Stamped with German hallmarks and monogrammed B (88)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.