Orfèvrerie Bruno Wiskemann - Dish - Chippendale - Silverplated - Chippendale

Gorgeous serving dish in silver-plated metal, made by the renowned silversmiths of Wiskemann. It dates from the postwar period, the 1950s-1960s, when Bruno Wiskemann continued the family business. The Chippendale design is from the neoclassical period and matches the Chippendale or Contours cutlery.

Marked at the bottom with Wiskemann master marks and the original sticker

Wiskemann is the most exclusive Belgian manufacturer of silver-plated objects. Otto-Leonard Wiskemann came from an aristocratic German family of goldsmiths and jewelers. At the beginning of his career he did an internship with Christofle. After this internship he was able to further improve Christofle’s process and settled in Brussels in 1872. In that period Wiskemann was the highest quality globally in the field of silvered white metal. All pieces were handmade in the ateliers in Brussels (Belgium) and Zürich (Switzerland). (You can find an excerpt from the 1908 catalog among the photos where the ateliers are depicted. Wiskemann sold, alongside Galleries Innovation, the then Belgian equivalent of Harrods or Lafayette, also in their own shop on Avenue Louise and in their own shop in Zurich.)

Wiskemann received major international recognitions including the ‘Medaille d’argent’ in 1885 at the International Competition in Antwerp, the ‘Diplôme d’honneur in Brussels (1897), twice the ‘Grand Prix’ in its category, namely in Liège in 1905 and Milan in 1906. Also in the culinary world and at culinary competitions Wiskemann already reached the top of the world with gold medals and honorary diplomas in 1888, 1889, 1899, 1900, 1904 and 1905. The extensive list up to 1908 can be found among the photos.

The company was later continued by Otto and Albin Wiskemann and then by Bruno Wiskemann. The Wolfers family (known from Philippe Wolfers and the Wolfers Frères – court suppliers to the Belgian royal family) bought a majority stake in the company during that period. Later, the Delheid family businesses were also added to this group.

This is a piece of Belgian history and of outstanding quality: comparable with Christofle, Robbe & Berking, Ercuis, Puiforcat, Wilkens, Ercuis, etc.)

In very good condition. See the photos for a perfect impression of the state of the items.

Insured and careful shipping in appropriate (possibly double) packaging. DPD for destinations within the European Union, National Post (Bpost) for other destinations. Shipping costs apply to the mainland; for overseas territories and islands a surcharge may be required, unless the destination is separately listed in the shipping costs. A surcharge for customs formalities is included in the displayed shipping costs. The buyer is responsible for any import duties.