2443/​738

Sigvard Bernadotte (b. 1907, d. 2002)

“Bernadotte”. Sterling silver cutlery set. Georg Jensen 1945–1951 and after 1945. Designed 1939. Weight excluding pieces with steel 3789 g. (115)

Comprising: 12 dinner knives with long handle L. 21.7 cm., 12 dinner forks L. 19 cm., 12 dinner spoons L. 19,7 cm., 12 luncheon knives with long handle L. 19.7 cm., 12 lunehcon forks L. 17.9 cm., 12 dessert spoons L. 18.5 cm., 12 pastry forks L. 13.8 cm., 3 fruit knives L. 17 cm., 1 herring fork L. 18.8 cm., 3 butter knives L. 15 cm., 4 cold cut forks L. 15.2 cm., 1 cold cut fork L. 18 cm., 1 bottle opener L. 15.7 cm., 5 coffee spoons L. 10.8 cm., 2 sugar spoons L. 10 cm., 1 salad set with steel L. 19.2 cm., 2 potato spoons L. 20.7 cm., 1 porridge spoon / large serving spoon L. 26.8 cm., 1 sandwich tongs L. 20 cm., 2 gravy ladles L. 18 cm., 1 small serving spoon L. 18.2 cm., 1 fried egg server L. 19.5 cm., 1 large steak fork L. 24.5 cm., 1 steak fork L. 20.8 cm.

Condition

Normal patina due to age and use, including scratches and marks. Most pieces with surface scratches, presumably caused by celaning with a rough sponge or steel wool to the upper part - on serving pieces and dinner- and dessert spoons this is more significant. Some serving pieces with matte surface. Knives with surface scratch marks to steel blades from polishing/claning. Dinner knives with different types of steel blades / mountings. One gravy ladle's bowl with a dent.

Auction

Modern art and design, 22 October 2024

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Estimate

40,000 DKK

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Price realised

30,000 DKK  

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30,000 DKK