WOLFERS (Brussels) for GOLDSCHMIDT (Cologne)

WOLFERS / GOLDSCHMIDT "ROCOCO WAVES" Art Nouveau Silver Grape Shears, footed, 7-1/2" long.

Brussels, Belgium & Köln (Cologne) Germany
Circa : 1900

Wolfers Freres (Philippe, Max & Robert, sons of Louis Wolfers (1820-92 Brussels),
for E. Goldschmidt, Köln (Cologne) Germany

The Wolfers family silversmiths of Brussels have been compared to Tiffany in the U.S. and Garrard in London. Like Tiffany and Georg Jensen in Copenhagen, by the early 1900's they also experimented with related design in other arts.

The three sons of patriarch Louis Wolfers (1820-92) explored retail contacts across Europe, and contracted with Goldschmidt in Köln

Maker marks & other Identifying Marks :
3- STARS TRIANGLE mark (Wolfers Freres) overstruck with Belgian "A" assay mark (for 800 silver); "800/1000"; crescent/crown (Germany);
"E. GOLDSCHMIDT" (in rectangle)

Weight : 2.36 troy ounces

Length : 7-1/2"

# kmd 20206 .................................................................................................................................. $320.