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A stunning WMF silver plated cutlery set totally complete consisting of a 156 pieces in mint original condition with fantastic secessionist/Glasgow School style cutlery, the oak case with ebony and chequer string inlays and wonderful silver plated handles and the sweetest heart shaped escutcheons. Circa 1900. The set consists of :- 12 large knives and 12 large forks. 12 smaller knives and 12 smaller forks. 12 large spoons and 12 smaller spoons. 12 fish knives and 12 fish forks. 1 large serving fish knife and 1 large serving fish fork. 4 pickle forks and a palette knife and fish palate knife. 12 knife rests. 12 teaspoons and 1 sugar sifting spoon. 12 small fruit spoons and matching serving spoon 12 smaller spoons A set of sugar tongs 2 salts with liners and 2 salt spoons 1 large soup ladle and 1 gravy ladle. 1 carving knife and 1 carving fork. 1 large dessert serving spoon. 1 salad serving spoon with ivorene spoon end 1 salad serving fork with ivorene fork end. See Grotkamp-Schepers, Barbara and Sanger, Reinhard W. ‘Art Nouveau Knivesks and Spoons’ Stuttgart 20001. See also Sotheby’s ‘Fine Decorative Arts from 1870’, 5th October 2004, Lot 67, hammer price £13,200 for a fitted canteen box for twelve place settings which is at the bottom of this page.
