HEINRICH VOGELER
| About the artist | Bremen 1872 – 1942 Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan |
| Designed by | Heinrich Vogeler, around 1900 |
| Executed by | M.H. Wilkens & Söhne |
| Marked | T. H. SCHUMACHER (jeweller’s mark), screw press (maker's mark for M. H. Wilkens & Söhne), German hallmark - crescent and crown, 800 |
| Dimensions | Canteen: H 37 cm, W 84.5 cm, T 50.5 cm Knife 25 cm |
| Material | Mahogany, solid and veneer, surface professionally repolished, brass fittings polished and stove-enamelled (two replaced), lining renewed, excellent condition Silver, serving pieces partially gilt, gilding rubbed in places, old iron blades replaced by new stainless ones, slight signs of wear, all pieces monogrammed “H” (Hölck Family, Alstervilla Hamburg), very good condition |
| Provenance | private property, Germany (The Hölck family sold their Alster villa in Hamburg and its contents for reasons of age and emigrated to Brazil) |
| Literature | T. Bröhan, Metallkunst, Vom Jugendstil zur Moderne (1889-1939), Berlin, 1990, p. 536, fig. 581 |
393-PIECE SET OF SILVER CUTLERY IN A CANTEENfrom the cutlery series “Herbstzeitlose" (Autumn crocus).
44 large knives, 44 large forks, 19 large spoons, 22 dessert knives, 21 dessert forks, 20 dessert spoons, 24 fish knives, 24 fish forks, 22 oyster forks, 18 lobster forks, 22 tea spoons, 17 mocha spoons, 21 ice spoons, 19 fruit forks, 23 fruit knives, 33 serving pieces.
H04/20