Accession Nr.: 56.462.1
Artist/Maker:
Giergl, Alajos (1792 - 1868)
Inscription: minden darabon vésett G. P. monogram és beütött pesti hitelesítő jegyek (ld.: Kőszeghy, 1936 Nr. 408, 464, 516.)
Materials: silver; steel
Techniques: chased
Dimensions:
length: 24,9 cm
The knives have steel blades their handles are decorated with a repousse palmette at the bottom, a rosette in the middle and flutes at the top. The decoration of the three-pointed forks with steel heads is identical with that of the knives. The narrow, long ladle of the spoons end in a fluted, scrolling finial. All pieces are engraved with G.P. initials and impressed with the town mark of Pest.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 3.69. (Békési Éva)