In 1872, Otto Leonard Wiskemann - a 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 he had worked as an apprentice in Paris, where he learned the necessary tricks of the trade. He had also witnessed the introduction of electroplating to continental Europe by Charles Christofle, who had bought the pattents from England. Thanks to this experience and knowledge, Otto was able to start a company in the 1870s that would later become the best-known silversmith in Belgium and a figurehead of quality. The company experienced its heyday between the two World Wars, and eventually went under in the 1970s; the close of a century of history in Belgian silversmithing.
A set of 6 silver-plated fish knives - Orfevrerie Wiskemann - N. 17 "Louis XVI"A set of 6 silver-plated fish knives by Orfevrerie Wiskemann, one of Belgium's most renowned silversmiths. The Louis XVI pattern features an elegant decoration of ribbons and cross-bands. This is one of the oldest patterns by…
€ 120,00
A set of 6 silver-plated Knife rests - Lilies - Bruno WiskemannA set of 6 silver-plated Art Deco knife rests, in the shape of stylized lilies. The knife rests are made by Bruno Wiskemann, probably in the late 1940's or early 1950's, and are in excellent condition.
Length: 9cm
Width:…€ 86,00
Silver Plated Ladle - Orfevrerie Wiskemann - N. 2 "Filets"Beautiful silver-plated ladle in its original case, made by the silversmith Wiskemann of Brussels in the first half of the 20th century. This ladle is of large size and in excellent condition.
Length: c. 35cm
Marked on the back…€ 70,00
