Kohler & Maier - 咖啡/茶杯具組 (7) - Eclectic - 阿尔帕卡银镀

- Origin: Germany.
- Origin: Germany.
- Manufacturer: Kohler & Maier (a prestigious German firm, active between 1885 and 1930)
- Manufacturer: Kohler & Maier（一家著名的德国企业，活跃于1885年至1930年）
- Period: Early 20th century (circa 1900-1920).
- Period: 20世纪初（约1900-1920年）。
- Style: Neoclassical/Eclectic.
- 风格：新古典主义/折衷主义。
- Material: Alpaca, also known as "German Silver" or "Maillechort" in France.
- 材质：Alpaca，又称在法国的“German Silver”或“Maillechort”。
- Technique: Industrial metal manufacturing with a high-quality mirror-polished finish and embossed details.
- 工艺：工业金属制造，表面具有高质量镜面抛光和浮雕细节。
- Hallmark: All the main pieces (coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, and strainer with stand) bear the manufacturer's hallmarks on the base: a stylized "K M" and the word "ALPACA" engraved in capital letters, guaranteeing the quality of the material and its origin. It should be noted that the tray, although perfectly matching in style and ornamentation, bears no visible hallmark.
- 铭牌：所有主件（咖啡壶、茶壶、糖罐、奶罐与滤网及托架）底座均刻有制造商徽记：一个风格化的“K M”与大写字母“ALPACA”，以保证材料品质及产地。需要说明的是托盘在风格与装饰上与之相匹配，但表面无可见徽记。
- Ornamentation and Design: This elegant set features a neoclassical-influenced design with a "puffed" body, characterized by a series of curved vertical channels running along the base of the jugs and sugar bowl. The necks are smooth and stylized. The lids are finished with a knob featuring a delicate, raised gadrooned design. The handles and spouts have an organic, curved shape, typical of eclecticism, while the tray is framed by a gadrooned border that matches the ornamentation of the pieces and features two intricately designed decorative handles.
- 装饰与设计：这一优雅的套装采用受新古典主义影响的设计，器身呈“鼓胀”造型，沿水壶与糖罐的底部呈现一系列弯曲的竖向沟槽。颈部光滑而造型化。盖饰以细腻的凸起花纹圆钮点缀。把手与壶嘴呈有机弯曲形状，符合折衷主义的特征；托盘则以花纹花纽边框包裹，与各件的装饰相呼应，并设有两个设计精巧的装饰性把手。
- Set Composition and Measurements:
*The set is complete and includes a total of 7 pieces that sit on the presentation tray:
- 套装组成与尺寸：
*完整无缺，共7件，放置在展示托盘上：
- a) Coffee Pot: With hinged lid. It features black heat insulators on the handle: 22 cm (height) x 23 cm (width from spout to handle) x 11 cm (body diameter) x 7.8 cm (base diameter). With the lid open, the height is 25 cm.
- a) 咖啡壶：带铰链盖。手柄配黑色隔热层：高22 cm，壶嘴至把手宽度23 cm，壶身直径11 cm，底座直径7.8 cm。盖子打开时高25 cm。
- b) Teapot: Shorter and wider, with a hinged lid and black heat insulators on the handle: 17.5-18 cm (height) x 22 cm (width from spout to handle) x 13 cm (body diameter) x 9.5 cm (base diameter). With the lid open, the height is 22 cm.
- b) 茶壶：较短且宽，带铰链盖，手柄有黑色隔热层：高约17.5-18 cm，壶嘴至把手宽度22 cm，壶身直径13 cm，底座直径9.5 cm。盖子打开时高22 cm。
- c) Sugar bowl with a single handle: Rounded and short, without a lid. 10 cm (height) x 12 cm (width including handle) x 9.5 cm (body diameter) x 6.5 cm (base diameter).
- c) 单把手糖罐：圆润且短，未盖盖。高10 cm，含把手宽度12 cm，壶身直径9.5 cm，底径6.5 cm。
- d) Milk Jug with Handle: Slim profile, without lid: 13 cm (height) x 14.7 cm (width with handle) x 9.3 cm (body diameter) x 6.6 cm (base diameter)
- d) 带把奶罐：轮廓修长，无盖，高13 cm，含把手宽度14.7 cm，壶身直径9.3 cm，底径6.6 cm。
- e) Tea Strainer: With decorated rim and matching base to catch drips: 13 cm (strainer length) x 8.2 cm (strainer diameter).
- e) 茶滤网：边缘装饰性花纹，底座相配以接滴：滤网长度13 cm，直径8.2 cm。
- f) Strainer Stand: 3.5 cm (height) x 6.4 cm (diameter).
- f) 滤网支架：高3.5 cm，直径6.4 cm。
- g) Serving Tray: Rectangular with decorative rims and handles: 33.3 cm (width) x 44.3 cm (length, without handles) x 54 cm (length, with handles).
- g) 送餐托盘：长方形，边缘花纹装饰，带把手：宽33.3 cm， 无把手时长44.3 cm，带把手时长54 cm。
- Condition of Preservation
- 保存状况
a) The set is in very good condition, especially considering its age, with minor signs of wear.
- a) 整套状态极好，考虑到年龄，仅有少量磨损痕迹。
b) General Condition: The pieces have a mirror-like shine.
- b) 总体状况：各件表面呈镜面般光泽。
c) Integrity: The lid hinges function correctly and the handle insulators are intact.
- c) 完整性：盖铰链功能正常，手柄隔热层完好。
*Minor Imperfections:
- 小瑕疵：
a) Sugar Bowl: A very fine external line/crack (not present internally) has been detected on the upper edge, barely visible to the naked eye and which does not affect the structural integrity of the piece. (See photo with yellow circle)
- a) 糖罐：在上边缘发现极细的外部线条/微裂纹（内部无裂纹），肉眼几乎不可见，不影响结构完整性。见标注为黄色圆圈的照片。
b) Two small dents on the left side of the coffee pot, barely visible (See photo with yellow circle)
- b) 咖啡壶左侧有两处微小凹痕，几乎不可见。见带黄色圆圈的照片。
c) Patina: There may be a very slight natural patina in the most hidden areas of the relief ornamentation.
- c) 铜绿/包浆：浮雕最隐蔽处可能有极轻微的自然包浆。
This coffee and tea set is a magnificent and functional collector's item, representing the elegance of early 20th-century German alpaca silverware with an exceptionally beautiful design.
- 这套咖啡茶具是一件宏伟且功能性出色的收藏品，代表了20世纪初德国 Alpaca 银器的雅致与极具美感的设计。
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