a coffee pot, silver, Stockholm 1900.
Square foot, upwardly tapered model, straight handle. Engraving with text: "To Cosswa Anckarsvärd from the comrades in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs" and on the cover Anckarsvärd's coat of arms. Height 26.5 cm. weight 914 g.
Consul General and Swedish envoy in Constantinople Cosswa Anckarsvärd (1865-1953).
C G Hallberg is a Swedish silversmith workshop that was founded by the silversmith Carl Gustaf Hallberg (1824-1888) in 1860. In 1878, the firm was taken over by Jean Jahnson. Jahnson successfully developed the company, which expanded significantly. Ferdinand Boberg was one of those who designed items for Hallbergs at the beginning of the 20th century; other designers included, to name a few, Vera Ferngren, Gustaf Jansson, Elis Bergh, Sylvia Stave, and Heinz Decker.
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