Four-piece coffee and tea service, Copenhagen, 1932 and 1935
Description
Medium: silver (high-grade, likely above Danish 830‰ standard), hammered and chased
Total weight: 1336 g; Dimensions: milk jug: height 8.4 cm, length 12.5 cm, width 8.7 cm, spout length 8.7 cm; sugar bowl: height 10.8 cm, length 16.8 cm, rim diameter 9.2 cm; water jug: height 20.5 cm, length 15 cm, width 11 cm, spout length 8.8 cm; teapot: height 24.5 cm, length 24 cm, width 12.4 cm
Hallmarks: Danish three towers mark (Copenhagen assay); maker’s mark “IH” (I. Holm); assayer’s mark “CHF” (Christian F. Heise), dated 1932 (three pieces); assayer’s mark “SJ” (Johannes Siggaard), dated 1935 (sugar bowl)
Provenance
Private Collection, Romania
Location
Bucharest, Romania
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Description
A four-piece service comprising a teapot, a coffee pot (or hot water jug), a sugar bowl and a milk jug, all executed in a coherent Art Nouveau manner. The bodies are predominantly pear-shaped or bulbous, each raised on four delicate feet. The handles are S-shaped, while the teapot and coffee pot are fitted with ivory insulators. The spouts are elegantly drawn, with the milk jug featuring a triangular-section spout.
All pieces are decorated with refined torsade motifs, applied in a restrained yet continuous ornamental scheme. The teapot bears an engraved dedication: “Grete 21.12.32 fra Onkel Søren & Tante Margrethe”, suggesting its function as a personal gift, possibly for Christmas.
The marks indicate production in Copenhagen by the silversmith I. Holm. Three pieces are dated 1932 and bear the assay mark of Christian F. Heise, while the sugar bowl is dated 1935 and carries the mark of Johannes Siggaard, indicating it was added later to complete the set. Although the Danish legal minimum standard after 1911 was 830‰, the quality and finish of the silver suggest a higher-grade alloy.
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