A Copenhagen silver cutlery set "Grand Prix" - image-1
A Copenhagen silver cutlery set "Grand Prix" - image-2
A Copenhagen silver cutlery set "Grand Prix" - image-1A Copenhagen silver cutlery set "Grand Prix" - image-2

Lot 712 Dα

A Copenhagen silver cutlery set "Grand Prix"

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 10.000 € (incl. premium)

A Copenhagen silver cutlery set "Grand Prix"

107-piece cutlery set comprising twelve dinner knives and forks and ten spoons, twelve fish knives and forks, twelve soup spoons, ten tea spoons, twelve icecream spoons, three butter knives and twelve serving pieces. Weight without knives ca. 4,500 g.
Marks of Kay Bojesen, designed in 1938.

This set was designed in 1938 but first presented to the public at the IX Milan Triennial in 1951. It received its name upon winning the first prize. Today, the "Grand Prix" is considered something of a national cutlery set in Denmark and can be found in every Danish embassy throughout the world.