152
'Tapio' flatware service
designed 1957
Precious metal, stainless steel.
Largest utensil: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
Handmade to order by Kultakeskus Oy, Finland. Comprising 12 salad forks, 12 forks, 12 dessert forks, 12 butter knives, 12 knives, 12 dessert knives, 12 soup spoons, 12 spoons, 12 dessert spoons, 24 teaspoons, 2 serving forks, 2 serving knives, 2 serving spoons, 4 salad servers, 1 ladle, 2 cake servers, 1 cheese knife, 1 cheese server. Impressed and marked with manufacturer’s label, Finish assay mark, silver purity mark, Hämeenlinna town mark, and date code mark (147).
Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000