Lot: 54
'Model I' fruit knife and fruit fork
Henry van de Velde. 'Model I' fruit knife and fruit fork, 1905/06. Fork, L. 16.3 cm; knife, L. 18.2 cm. Made by Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen. Silver. Marked: 800, artist's signet.
Engraved owner's initials KEO. Provenance: Estate of Karl Ernst Osthaus; Osthaus family.
Hammer Price: 4,200 €
112A -
10. December 2013 at
10. December 2013 at
Literature:
Sänger, Das deutsche Silber-Besteck, Stuttgart 1991, p. 208f; Föhl/Neumann, Henry van de Velde, vol. I, Metallkunst, Leipzig 2009, p. 328.
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