German Silver Flatware History Reference Biedermeier Historismus Jugendstil Pds

by Reinhard W. Sänger

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German Silver Flatware History Reference Biedermeier Historismus Jugendstil Pds Das deutsche Silber-Besteck: Biedermeier – Historismus – Jugendstil (1805–1918) / Reinhard W. Sänger is a substantial scholarly volume by Reinhard W. Sänger is a definitive reference on the history, design, and industrial development of German silver flatware from the early 19th century through the end of the First World War. Covering the periods of Biedermeier, Historismus, and Jugendstil, the book situates silver cutlery within broader artistic, economic, and technological contexts, tracing how changing tastes, production methods, and social structures shaped everyday and luxury objects alike. Sänger examines the transformation of silver flatware from artisanal workshop production to industrialized manufacture, with detailed discussion of 19th-century German silverware factories, regional production centers, and the emergence of standardized patterns. The book explores firms, designers, engravers, and decorators, analyzing how stylistic movements such as Biedermeier restraint, historicist revival styles, and Jugendstil’s reformist aesthetics influenced form, ornament, and function. Attention is given to design processes, pattern development, competition between firms, and the role of artists and freelance designers in shaping flatware at the turn of the century. Extensive chapters address manufacturing techniques, including rolling, stamping, mechanization, and serial production, as well as the

• ISBN: 9783925369100
• Condition: Good

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