Albert Mayer for Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF)
Jugendstil flatware service, model 34


Germany, 1907 / c. 1910
silver plate, steel, celluloid

Seven-piece service for twelve, plus sixteen additional utensils and twenty serving articles; 120 pieces total. Impressed or acid-etched manufacturer's mark to 117 examples 'WMF', 'WMF 90', 'WMF 60', 'NIROSTA WMF', '30', '24' or '1/0'. Impressed manufacturer's marks to three serving articles 'C.E. Omega', 'Casa Costa 8 1/0' or 'W.M.F.N.' Engraved monogram to the handle of 63 examples 'MC' and to 12 examples 'MN'. Sold with two wood and brass storage chests.

This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

Various degrees of light to moderate surface scratches and wear typical of age, use and polishing. Some residual tarnish to silver and some scattered areas of oxidation and very minor pitting to some steel blades. Many knives with the 'MC' monogram have been significantly sharpened, and a few examples show losses from over-sharpening. This assembled service is comprised of (29) dinner knives with steel blades, (23) luncheon knives with steel blades, (24) dinner forks, (12) soup spoons, (12) place spoons, (2) serving spoons, salad serving set: (1) spoon and (1) fork, salad serving set with celluloid bowls: (1) spoon and (1) fork, meat carving set: (1) knife and (1) fork, cake serving set: (1) knife and (1) server, cheese serving set: (1) fork, (1) scoop and (1) knife, (2) olive forks, (1) gravy/sauce ladle, (2) cream ladles and (2) soup ladles.