Frigast Butterfly Cutlery — Fruit Knife — 830 Silver, Fruit Knife, Copenhagen 1918.

Frigast Butterfly Cutlery — Fruit Knife — Silver 830

Frigast Sommervogel or Butterfly pattern, fruit knife, 830Art Nouveau silver cutlery, fruit knife, solid silver, pattern Sommerfugl / Butterfly, Copenhagen 1918, Denmark, c. 1900–1930Fruit knife, solid silver, pattern "Butterfly" or "Summer Bird", design : Denmark c. 1900/05, made : Copenhagen 1918, 1920s, silver 830, SØLV SOMMERFUGL, BUTTERFLY, cutlery canteen, Danish Design, BESTICK, flatware — Length : 17.2 cm (approx. 6¾ in.) — Condition : very good

Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery "Sommerfugl" / "Butterfly" — Denmark, c. 1900–1930

Pattern : Danish Sommerfugl (butterfly), English Butterfly. The designer and the first silversmith to produce this pattern have not been established with certainty. It is today regarded as a rare and highly sought-after Scandinavian Art Nouveau flatware pattern.

Design : Denmark, c. 1900/05. Produced primarily during the 1910s–1930s in Copenhagen, with isolated examples into the 1950s.

Material : Silver 830 (SØLV), handcrafted and hand-hammered.

Decoration : Hammer-finished handles with a sculpted butterfly in relief at the terminal of each handle — a characteristic Art Nouveau motif. The combination of organic natural form and refined craftsmanship makes this pattern a remarkable example of Scandinavian Art Nouveau (Skonvirke).

Hallmarks : Copenhagen city mark (three towers) with year letter, maker's mark and assay mark, "FRIGAST", "SØLV", "830".

Maker : Poul C. Lütken Frigast, Copenhagen. Other known patterns by the firm : Delfin, Rigs, Danish Crown, Princess Fuchsia. Frigast was among the leading Danish silversmiths of the early 20th century, renowned for high-quality silver flatware in the Art Nouveau and Art Déco styles.

Pieces : Complete canteens may include a wide range of items : table forks, knives and spoons, dessert and coffee spoons, mocha spoons, pastry forks ; supplementary pieces such as serving utensils, ladles, sugar tongs, napkin rings, salt cellars and tea strainers make each canteen individual and versatile.

Keywords : Sommerfugl bestik · Butterfly cutlery · SØLV 830 · Danish Art Nouveau silver · Skonvirke · Frigast Copenhagen · Danish silver flatware Art Nouveau

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