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On silver flatware, 90 typically means that the utensils feature silver plate. This means that their primary material is copper, pewter, nickel or another metal covered with a thin layer of real silver. On 1stDibs, find a variety of silver flatware.
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Silver 925 Cutlery Set for 12 People Signed Bruckmann Germany Late 19th Century
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 925 Cutlery set for 12 people signed Bruckmann. Germany, late 19th century.
Complete for 12 people.
A total of 170 pieces:
12 large kni...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière With Glass Insert, Bruckmann & Sons, Germany, 1900
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant, festive silver vessel with a wide oval vertical wall standing on four feet attached to the lower rim, central cartouches on the front and back, supported by a surrounding, relief and openwork flower and leaf interlacing, slightly curved upper edge, two handles attached to the sides in the form of wavy ribbons pulled...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Déco Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Showcase by Bruckmann &Sons Germany
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 140 parts, in wooden showcase.
Date of manufactory: around 1920
Material: massive 800 silver + steel blades
Form type: Simple, elegant design with curved handle ends with surrounding thread.
Wooden Showcase:
This silver cutlery set is kept in a sleek, glazed wooden showcase. Display window on the top, from the front the four drawers, which are perfectly equipped on the inside, can be opened with the button-shaped brass handles.
The showcase stands on four small feet, the wooden surfaces ore shellac hand-polished.
140 Pieces:
1st drawer: 12 mocha spoons / 12 coffee spoons / 1 butter knife / 1 cheese knife / 2 salad servers / 1 sardine server / 1 soup ladle / 2 serving spoons / 1 bowl scoop
2nd drawer: 12 soup spoons / 12 dessert spoons / 1 sauce ladle / 1 meat server / 2 cake lifters / 1 butter/porridge scraper
3rd drawer: 12 starter forks / 12 dinner forks / 12 starter knives / 12 dinner knives / 1 serving fork
4th drawer: 12 dessert forks / 6 fish...
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière, Bruckmann & Sons for Theodor Schallmayer Germany
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant, festive silver vessel with a wide oval body, naturalistically domed, the lower section curved and overlapping, with four protruding bars forming feet resting on the base and...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of Etched Glass and Silver Pitchers by Bruckmann & Söhne
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in London, GB
Pair of etched glass and silver pitchers by Bruckmann & Söhne
German, circa 1900
Measures: Height 33cm, width 17cm, depth 14cm
The pitchers, or claret jugs, in this pair by Bruc...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Glass
Materials
Silver
Silver Art Nouveau Pair of Centrepieces Holders Bruckmann and Sons, Germany 1900
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver German pair of centrepieces / centerpieces made by Bruckmann & Sons (Germany).
Art Nouveau (made circa 1900)
Silver 800
branded by German Crescent with Crown
Manufactory:
Eagle Mark of Bruckmann & Soehne (= SONS), Heilbronn (Germany)
Peter Bruckmann (1865-1937) was the first Chairman of the Deutscher Werkbund (founded 1907).
Size:
Height 18.5 cm ( 7.28 inches)
Width 22.5 cm ( 8.85 inches)
Depth 19.5 cm ( 7.67 inches)
Total weight: 940 grams / 33.08 OZ / 30.22 troy ounces
Specifications:
Excellently manufactured pair of silver centrepieces / stands / holders:
Each of the reticulated oval bowls are based on four slim as well as concave supports which are attached to round base: Edge of these bases is of reticulated type, too. The bowls' corners are decorated with lockets framed...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver