A Swedish Art Déco Silver Coffee Pot, Creamer and Sugar Bowl, mark of CG Hallberg, Stockholm 1936
Globular coffee pot with band decoration around the body, straight spout, blackened wooden handle and knob. Cream jug and sugar bowl with band decoration and curved handles. All pieces, including the lid, with silver marks by CG Hallberg 1936. Height 5-13 cm. Total weight 331 grams.
Coffee pot with a dent in the base and a minor dent on the body. Minor wear.
Art Déco, or Arts Décoratifs, is a classical decorative style whose name name originates from the 1925 Paris World’s Fair (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes). The style emerged earlier, already in 1910. The Art Déco style characterises of a streamlined design language with geometrical shapes, vivid colours and stark contrasts. Inspiration was derived from antiques and the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. The early 19th century Empire style also inspired the Art Déco’s forms. In Sweden the style was somewhat more restrained and the architecture was often called “20s classicism” or “Swedish Grace”.
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