Silver Plated Regènce Cutlery Cabinet - 124-piece/12-pax. - Wiskemann, Brussels - Belgium, c. 1950

This beautiful silver-plated set of cutlery was made by Wiskemann in Brussels, circa 1950. The cutlery is lavishly decorated in a Regènce pattern with scrolls, rocalle, and flowers, and silver-plated on a heavy base of 100 grams of silver. Suitable for twelve guests, it comprises no less than 124 pieces. The cutlery comes in an exclusive cabinet with a mahogany veneer base and blue suede inlay. Two drawers provide space for serving cutlery, dinner cutlery, fish cutlery, and dessert cutlery. Two pull-out compartments accommodate knives. The cabinet is in excellent condition, with original brass fittings.

Consisting of:
- 12 dinner spoons
- 12 dinner knives
- 12 dinner forks
- 12 fish knives
- 12 fish forks
- 12 dessert knives
- 12 pastry forks
- 12 ice cream spoons
- 12 coffee spoons
+ 8 appetizer/breakfast spoons

Serving cutlery:
- Large soup ladle
- Gravy spoon
- Duchesse scoop
- Vegetable spoon
- Potato spoon
- Salad fork
- Salad spoon
- Pastry server with engraved blade.

The cutlery is in excellent condition. Please refer to the pictures for an impression.

All pieces are marked [OW] for Orfevrerie Wiskemann - [100/60/x..]

Due to the weight of the canteen, the set will be delivered personally within the Netherlands, Belgium, Northern France, and West Germany. Shipping is possible via specialized transport. Please contact us for a quote.

In 1872, Otto Leonard Wiskemann, descendant of a German family with a long history in silversmithing, started a workshop in the Rue des Longs Chariots in Brussels. In the years before that he had worked as an apprentice in Paris, where he learned the necessary tricks of the trade. He had also witnessed the introduction of electrolytic silver plating, introduced from England to continental Europe by Charles Christofle. Thanks to this experience and knowledge, Otto was able to start up a company in the 1870's that would later become the most famous silversmith in Belgium and a standard bearer of quality. The heyday was between the two World Wars. The company finally went under in the 1970's; a century of history of Belgian silversmithing came to an end.