27 - 9-piece designer cutlery set, designed by Josef HoffmannCarl Hugo Pott, Solingen, 925 sterling silver, model year: 1955,

9-piece designer cutlery set, designed by Josef HoffmannCarl Hugo Pott, Solingen, 925 sterling silver, model year: 1955, Cutlery sample no. 86, 9 pieces: 7 forks, 1 lobster fork,1 small serving fork, design classic with coloured cabochons,knives with original stainless steel blades, hallmarks: crescent moonand crown, fineness, maker’s mark, length: 15-20 cm,324 grams* The cutlery manufactory was founded by Carl Hugo Pott in 1904 as damascene workshop in Solingen; following the arrival of his son Carl Pott in 1932, the company developed into a leading manufacturer of table cutlery, in 1985, hisson Hannspeter Pott took over the business* Pott’s “historic models” will continue to be produced once a yearto order* Hoffmann (1870-1956), architect and designer, studied at theAcademy in Vienna; from 1899 to 1937 he was a professor at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna; co-founder of the Vienna Secession and the WienerWerkstätte, for which he provided designs until 1931; co-founderof the German Werkbund and the Austrian Werkbund* Provenance: Bergmann Auction House, Erlangen