Art Deco Coffee And Tea Service

Superb Art Deco style silver metal tea and coffee service from Wiskemann Brussels including: - 1 tray 45.5 cm x 35.5 cm - 1 coffee pot 20 cm - 1 teapot 16 cm - 1 sugar bowl 13.5 cm - 1 pot milk jug 11.5 cm Very good quality silver metal for this Art Deco style service. Good condition, some traces of internal use. The Wiskemann company is a manufacturer of silverware and goldsmithery from Brussels, founded in 1872 by Otto-Léonard Wiskemann. Son of a family of German goldsmiths since the 17th century, he settled in Belgium after training in Germany, Switzerland and Paris. The company will distinguish itself with the use of the very new technique of silvering by electrolysis, possible with the recent invention of the production of direct current by Gram. The company will be awarded more than twelve times at the Universal and International Exhibitions between 1885 and 1913. The company will produce quality silver metal objects, chrome-niched steel and stainless steel. It follows all the styles of the 18th and 19th centuries, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, etc.