Art Nouveau Silver Flatware Pair Of “tulip” Serving Pieces, Model No. 2900, Franz Bahner

Art Nouveau Silver Flatware Pair of “Tulip” Serving Pieces, Model No. 2900, Franz Bahner AG, Düsseldorf, circa 1900 in Silver 800/1000.
This elegant pair of Art Nouveau serving pieces comes from the renowned Franz Bahner AG silversmiths in Düsseldorf.
The “Tulip” motif, model no. 2900, created around 1900, features the flowing lines characteristic of the style with whipped curves combined with the floral forms of Jugendstil.
The two pieces – usable as salad servers, cream spoons, vegetable spoons, or crab spoons – are made of 800 silver.
A comparable example is held in the Dresden State Art Collections.

Manufacturer: Franz Bahner AG, silversmiths, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Silver 800 (hallmarked). Dimensions: Length: 18.3 cm.

Condition: Very good condition, no monogram, with traces of partial gilding.

Historical context: VSF – Vereinigte Silberwarenfabriken AG Düsseldorf was founded in 1899 by two sons of Anton Bahner: Anton Bahner Jr. and Wilhelm Bahner.
Two other brothers ran their own silversmiths:
Franz Bahner in Düsseldorf and
Louis Bahner in Berlin.
The Bahner workshops were among the most important manufacturers of German silverware in the early 20th century.

A fine and authentic example of German Art Nouveau silversmithing.