Tableware and Linens

Three Gorgeous Antique Silver Servers ~ German Cake Servers ~ Antique Pastry Servers

Which server A B [Sold out] C [Sold out]

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  Three beautiful pieces from early in the 20th century, with lovely intricate details,each in the Hildesheimer Rose pattern. An abundance of flowers with elegant cutouts follows the tradition of the Hildesheim rose motif, celebrating the oldest rose of Germany. What lovely attention to detail!
  
  What wonderful hostess gifts after a baby or bridal shower, a wedding gift, or just a special piece for yourself. Nicely pierced with careful delineations between the voids, truly pieces to be loved and admired through the generations.
  
  A:
  Length: 8 5/8”
  Width: 2 1/4”
  Weight: 45 grams
  Markings: 835CB for Christopher Bach
  This server was fashioned by Christoph Bach, makers mark CB, for the Silberwarenfabrik Christoph Bach, of Ellmendingen, near Pforzheim, Germany, established in the early part of the 20th century. German 835 pastry server, c. 1920. A great wedding gift or special piece for any silver lover. These are fashioned in his classic Hildesheimer Rose pattern.
  
  B:
  Length: 8”
  Width: 2 1/16”
  Weight: 55 grams
  Markings: GR 800; Gebrüder Reiner, a Bavarian silver maker, a quality silversmith since 1874.
  
  C:
  Length: 8”
  Width: 2”
  Weight: 40 grams
  Markings: 835AB (for August Betz, circa 1910 in a town called Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany.)
  
  
  I have guessed at the ages of these pieces, as they are similar to others I own from this period. Each is typical of German-made pieces of the Victorian period.
  
  A word of caution...many sellers advertise pieces as either 800 or 835 silver when they are silver plate. Be sure that you can see the mark.
  
  The story of the Hildesheim Rose, after which this piece is patterned, delights me. The pattern was produced to celebrate the thousand year old Rose at Hildesheim Cathedral, Germany. The oldest known rose alive today, it has withstood wars and time. Rising 69 feet at the Hildesheim Cathedral, it's an inspirational point for the German nation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand-year_Rose
  
  Since it's solid 800 or 835 silver, the standard for German silver, you don't have to worry about the finish wearing off with use. A simple polish removes any accumulating tarnish. (I prefer Hagerty Silversmith's wash with a tarnish preventative. Avoid using silver dips; they'll remove the lovely patina that gathers in the crevices to enhance the detail of these pieces.)
  
  No monogram.
  
  Commensurate with age, the condition is very good.
  
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