Fish Knife (Primary Title)
Peter Behrens, German, 1868 - 1940 (Artist)
M. J. Rückert, German, Mainz, 1838 - 1932 (Maker)
maker's mark, on back, just above stem
Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Foundation, by exchange
A similar piece was displayed at the Exhibition of Dining Room, A. Wertheim Department Store, Berlin, 1902
Reinhard W. Sanger, Das deutsche Silber-Besteck, p. 115, no. 10;
Gerhard Bott,Kunsthandwerk um 1900, Hessischen Landesmuseums, Darmstadt, 1965, p. 21, no. 1;
Die Kunst, Munich, 1902, p. 25;
Wendy Kaplan, The Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe & America: Design for the Modern World, Thames & Hudson, 2004, pp. 84, 300, no. 3.16;
Objekte des Jugendstil, Kunstgewerbemuseums Zurich, Bellerive, p. 25, no. 8;
See Curatorial File for additional citations.
Gerhard Bott,Kunsthandwerk um 1900, Hessischen Landesmuseums, Darmstadt, 1965, p. 21, no. 1;
Die Kunst, Munich, 1902, p. 25;
Wendy Kaplan, The Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe & America: Design for the Modern World, Thames & Hudson, 2004, pp. 84, 300, no. 3.16;
Objekte des Jugendstil, Kunstgewerbemuseums Zurich, Bellerive, p. 25, no. 8;
See Curatorial File for additional citations.
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