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  International Silver Company / Kurt Eric Christoffersen Sterling “Continental” candlesticks c.1955

  KURT ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN (1926-1981) Denmark

  INTERNATIONAL SILVER COMPANY Meriden, CT

  Pair of Continental candlesticks c.1955

  Sterling silver

  Marks: INTERNATIONAL STERLING / Christoffersen Designed / CV200

  Illustrated: International Sterling Crafts Associates
  These candlesticks are illustrated in a vintage ad from the mid-1950’s and were priced at $70 for the pair!

  H: 5″ x Dia: 4″

  Price: $3,500

  Born in Ringsted, Denmark, Kurt Eric Christoffersen graduated from the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen. The gifted young craftsman apprenticed with the Copenhagen fir m of Petersen & Lassen, Goldsmiths, before training under the aegis of A. Michelsen, jewelers to the Royal House of Denmark. In 1949, Christoffersen received the Silver Medal for Excellence, the highest award given by the Danish Gold and Silversmiths Guild. Christoffersen began designing for International Silver Co. in 1955.

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  Karl Schmidt / Hagenauer Werkstätte Sterling nude sculpture c. 1965

  KARL SCHMIDT (b. 1948) Vienna
  HAGENAUER WERKSTÄTTE Vienna

  Sculpture  c. 1965

  Handwrought sterling silver repoussé in the form of a nude with blowing hair

  Marks: SCHMIDT WIEN   MADE IN AUSTRIA  925 (silver standard) KS (artist initials)

  For more information see: Metallkunst, Karl H. Bröhan (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1990) pp. 200-205; Werkstätte Hagenauer 1898-1956, (Vienna: Österreiches Museum für angewandte Kunst).

  H: 17 1/4″ x W: 12″ x  D: 2 3/4”

  Price: $17,500