2005/​698

Harald Nielsen (b. Baarse 1892, d. 1977)

“Pyramid”. Sterling silver cutlery. Made after 1945–1951 and after 1945. Weight excluding pieces with steel 748 g. (28)

Comprising: 3 lobster forks, 3 dinner knives with long handle, 4 dinner forks, 1 dinner spoon, 1 child's spoon, 7 coffee spoons, 1 mocha spoon, 2 tea spoons, 1 pastry fork, 2 cold cuts fork L. 14.2 cm., 1 salad fork with steel, 1 gravy ladle, 1 salt spoon.

Condition

Overall extensive wear. Most pieces with surface polishing marks - presumably caused by cleaning with steel wool. Dinner forks with extensive wear to prongs. The following pieces are oblique: child's spoon, gravy ladle (this also has dents to bowl), 1 dinner fork and 1 mocha spoon. 1 tea spoon with dent to bowl.

Auction

Modern art and design, 28 January 2020

Category
Estimate

4,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

5,000 DKK  

16 bids

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