WMF - Cutlery set (75) - Silverplated - Lot

This exquisite ensemble from the WMF silverware collection with fan design captivates with its high-quality silver plating and lends your table a touch of class and tradition. Ideal for special occasions or daily use to enrich and beautify your dining experience.

The cutlery set features a very elegant, classical Art Deco design (circa the 1930s). This is the well-known Model 2500 from WMF (often also referred to as the fan pattern).

First the most important information about the material: It is silver-plated flatware (overlay) and not solid silver. If it were solid silver, stamps such as “800” or “925” would be found.

Here is the exact mapping of the four marks:

1. The assignment of the hallmarks
IMG_0968.JPG ("WMF 40"): This is the manufacturer logo of Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF). The number 40 stands for the thickness of the silvering. It indicates how many grams of pure silver were used to coat a certain number of smaller cutlery pieces (usually coffee spoons or cake forks).

IMG_0969.JPG ("90"): The 90 in the square is the classic standard hallmark for high-quality German silver overlays on table cutlery (knives, forks, soup spoons). It means that 90 grams of pure silver were used to electroplate.

IMG_0970.JPG ("W.M.F. 60"): Another stamp from WMF, here with a 60‑thickness silvering. This thickness lies between the finer 40 overlay for small parts and the heavier 90 overlay for main cutlery. That the numbers vary is completely normal in large, years-spanning lots.

IMG_0971.JPG ("W. HALBACH SOLINGEN ROSTFREI" & "23"): The blade of the knife comes from the Wilhelm Halbach company from Solingen. It was common practice for WMF knives to have Solingen blades, since Solingen was renowned for top‑quality knife steel. The small 23 on the tang (the transition to the handle) indicates the specific silvering of the knife handle.

1. Knives (total 21 pieces)

12 large table knives

9 smaller breakfast/appetizer knives

2. Forks (total 33 pieces)

9 large table forks
24 cake forks

3. Spoons (total 14 pieces)

9 large soup spoons
5 small coffee spoons

4. Presentation and serving cutlery (total 7 pieces)

4 pieces top right: 1 large salad spoon, 1 salad fork, 2 two‑tined carving forks.

3 pieces bottom right: 1 large serving spoon, 1 cake server/sauce spoon, and 1 cream‑sugar spoon.

Total: 21 knives + 33 forks + 14 spoons + 7 serving pieces = 75 pieces