ANTIQUE 19thC NORWEGIAN SILVER-GILT & ENAMEL SET OF 12 SPOONS c.1890
19th Century Norwegian solid silver-gilt & enamel set of 12 spoons, beautifully decorated with torquoise and white enamel, filling a filigree floral decoration.
Hallmarked Norwegian silver marks, Silver (925 standard), Makers mark for David Andersen.
Reference Number: A7514
DESCRIPTION
Antique late-19th Century Norwegian solid silver-gilt & enamel set of 12 spoons, beautifully decorated with torquoise and white enamel, filling a filigree floral decoration. Hallmarked Norwegian silver marks, Silver (925 standard), Makers mark for David Andersen. Widely considered one of the best Norwegian silversmiths, David Andersen was apprenticed to the jeweller Jacob Tostrup in Christiania (now Oslo). During his apprenticeship he traveled to Berlin, Paris and London, where he exported the unique technique of the Norwegian filigree. In 1876 he was back in Christiania, where he founded his own company introducing his own mark, ‘David Andersen’.
The very high quality of his artworks brought an immediate success to the firm, that soon became leader in the Norwegian goldsmith industry. By 1899 the company counted 121 employees and in 1900 it won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris.
When David died, in 1901, his son Arthur took over the company and changed his surname to David-Andersen. He introduced the enamel technique and the Art Nouveau style receiving a wide consent. The company kept pace with changing trends throughout the 20th century producing over time beautifully crafted silver pieces and fine jewellery. Nowadays the firm is run by the fourth generation of the David-Andersen family.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Length: 13.5cm
Width: 3cm
Weight (each): 20g