Henry van de Velde
Ice Cream Set

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Designer Henry van de Velde(Belgian, 1863–1957)Belgian, 1863–1957

Manufacturer Koch & Bergfeld(German, established 1829)German, established 1829

CultureBelgian

Titles

Ice Cream Set

Datec. 1900–1905

MediumSterling silver and gilt

DimensionsLarge Server: 10 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (25.7 × 5.7 cm)
Spoons: 5 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (14.9 × 2.9 cm)
Display Case: 1 1/2 × 13 × 11 1/4 in. (3.8 × 33 × 28.6 cm)

Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh

Object number2014.24.1-.13

Non exposé

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Margo Grant Walsh Collection of Architect-Designed Metalwork

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[R. & P. Kassai, New York]; Margo Grant Walsh; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition HistoryBarbara Grotekamp-Schepers, Reinhard Sänger, Bestecke des Jugendstils, Bestandskatalog des Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen (Bonn: Arnoldsche, 2000), 53, no. 23.

Saenger, Reinhard. Das Deutsche Silber-Besteck: Biedermeier Historismus Jugendstil (1805-1918): Firmen, Techniken, Designer und Dekore. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 1991.

Karl H. Bröhan, Kunst vom Jugendstil zur Moderne, 4 Metallkunst (Berlin: Bröhan-Museum, 1990), 348, No. 406. Exhibition catalogue, Museum Berlin-Ost, Berlin, 1972, cat. no. 942, pl. 201.

Carl-Wolfgang Schümann, Robert Stutzenbacher, Koch & Bergfeld, Silber aus Bremen: 150 Jahre Tafelbesteck von Koch & Bergfeld zu Bremen (Köln: Wienand, 1979), 37, design no. 27100.

Bijutsukan, Mie Kenritsu, and Itami Shiritsu Bijutsukan. Van de Velde. Exhibition catalog, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Tokyo: Tokyo Shinbun, 1990.

Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen, and Birgit Schulte. Henry van de Velde: Ein europäischer Künstler seiner Zeit. Köln: Weinand Verlag, 1992.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

On underside: maker's mark, "800", crescent moon and crown

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