Berndorf - Cutlery set for 12 (24) - Silverplated - Luxury hotels

- Vintage fruit or dessert cutlery service, consisting of a total of 24 pieces.
In concrete terms, the set includes:
12 dessert forks (with the classic three- or four-tine line).
12 dessert knives (characterized by a rounded blade and a smaller size compared with the main table knives).
The handle design features a classic contoured line, typical of silver-plated flatware.
Brand: Berndorf
Material: silver-plated alpacca
The pentagon detail encloses crucial historical information for the precise dating of your flatware.
The presence of the teddy bear inserted inside a shield in the shape of a pentagon (a stylized house or a five-sided polygon) indicates a precise production era of the Berndorf / Arthur Krupp factory:
Production period: This specific geometric stamp was used mainly around the two World Wars, specifically between 1927 and 1938.
Meaning: It replaced the old perfectly circular mark of the late nineteenth century (used until 1927) and is associated with the production of alpacca cutlery with very high-quality heavy silver plating.
Historical value: It identifies an original Art Deco era service, manufactured in Austria before production was altered and absorbed during World War II.