Augsburger Bestecksatz für sechs Personen - Silver 13 lot (812.5) cast, embossed and engraved, spade-shaped handles of the spoons and forks with "Augburger Faden" in relief on both sides, the reverse of the spoon with Augsburg city mark with year mark (pine cone with "z" and master's mark "LTD" in trefoil partly with tremolier line, length up to 20,5 cm, knife with fluted handle on both sides and straight blade with single-edged edge, on the base of the handle city mark Augsburg with year mark (pine cone with "z" and master's mark "DW", on the blade city mark Augsburg (pine cone) and cross, length 24.2 cm, total weight 1.440 gr. (silver ~ 940 gr.), Augsburg 1779/81, spoons and forks Leonhard Tobias Drescher, knives Johann Daniel Winter, all in good condition with usual signs of use 3804 Augsburg cutlery of the 18th century often still shows a division of labor. Spoons, forks and ladles etc. were usually made by the silversmith himself, whereas the knives were often supplied by a colleague specializing in knives, see Sotheby's, The Thurn & Taxis Collection Sale, Geneva 17.11.1992 References: Helmut Seling 1980, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529 - 1868, vol. III, p. 26, no. 265/266, p. 402, no. 2449 and p. 407, no. 2485 and Jochen Amme 2002, Historische Bestecke, p. 281, no. 583 and no. 584
Estim. 600 EUR