Orfèvrerie Bruno Wiskemann - Dish - Chippendale - Silverplated - Chippendale

Beautiful serving platter in silver-plated metal, made by the famous silversmiths of Wiskemann. This dates from the post-war period, the 1950s-60s, when Bruno Wiskemann continued the family business. The Chippendale design is from the neoclassical period and pairs with the Chippendale or Contours cutlery.

Marked on the bottom with the master stamps of Wiskemann and the original sticker.

Wiskemann is the most exclusive Belgian manufacturer of silver-plated objects. Otto-Leonard Wiskemann came from a noble German family of goldsmiths and jewellers. At the start of his career he did an internship with Christofle. After this internship he even improved Christofle’s process and settled in Brussels in 1872. In that period, Wiskemann offered the highest quality worldwide in silver-plated 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 showing the ateliers.) Wiskemann sold, besides 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), and two times 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 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 household) bought a majority of the company during that period. Later, the companies of the Delheid family were also added to this concern.

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

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

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