Description:
German Art Nouveau .800 Silver Flatware Service, Pforzheim, late 19th/early 20th century, Lutz & Weiss, monogrammed, with a wheat motif to terminal, twelve each: dinner forks, place spoons, hollow dinner knives, hollow luncheon knives, luncheon forks, solid fish knives, and fish forks, eleven knife rests, a master spreader and soup ladle, approx. 136.2 troy oz. weighable silver in original three-drawer oak case.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Usage wear to surfaces, including minor nicks and abrasions, some knives with shallow or pinprick dents. Case with abrasions and wear to interior.
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Keywords
PforzheimStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.