Guttierez Vega / South American Art Deco Sterling Modernist Coffee / Tea Set c. 1935

GUTTIEREZ VEGA (active 1930s) Bogotá, Columbia

Four-piece modernist coffee / tea set   c. 1935

Radical form cone and triangular shaped four piece sterling silver with bold design exotic handles.

Marks:  T.A.N. Sterling (Maker’s mark), serial number F925

Coffee pot       H:  5″       x L:  10 1/2″
Teapot           H:  4 3/8″ x L:  10 1/2″
Creamer             H:  3″       x L:  8″
Sugar bowl     H:  4 1/2″ x L:  7 3/4″

In the 1930s, Colombia began to embrace modern and Art Deco architecture. The new Liberal Party government tore down many older buildings to reject the conservative past. In their place, it constructed modern buildings with an international flavor and interiors and decorative arts were designed to complement these newly stylized buildings.