Designer
Henry van de VeldeBelgian, 1863–1957
Manufacturer
Koch & BergfeldGerman, 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)
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
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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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