Pedro Durán - Desk set - Silver

Elegant sterling-silver writing set, crafted around the mid-20th century by the renowned Spanish goldsmith Pedro Durán. On a rectangular base of repousse and chamfered silver with vegetal motifs, two teap? tinteros? tinteros in the shape of entwined swans rise, supporting, like monumental fountain-pen nibs, two solid-silver plume-like elements. The perimeter border of garlands and the four leaf-shaped pierced feet add a refined balance between functionality and modernist aesthetics.

Pedro Durán (Madrid, 1884–1961) was a Spanish goldsmith and jeweler, founder of Casa Durán in 1910. Trained in Madrid’s schools of goldsmithing, he stood out for fusing Baroque historicism with modernist lines. His sterling silver, always stamped with his mark and the 925‰ contrast, won awards at the National Expositions of Decorative Arts in 1929 and 1936. After his death, the family firm carries on his artisanal tradition, adapting it to contemporary designs.

Era: Mid-20th century (c. 1950).

Materials: Sterling silver, contrasted (.925)

Total weight: 326.56 g
Tray weight: 260.25 g
Plume weight: 66.31 g

Inkwell dimensions:
- Width 29 cm
- Depth 11 cm
- Height 9 cm

Plume dimensions:
- Width 4 cm
- Depth 0.5 cm
- Height 22 cm

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