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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 09-20-2006 11:59 AM
  
 Hi all, We don't see much modernist Dutch silver over here in the US, but I really like this little pastry server with pierced work. The maker is the Stichtsche Zilverfabriek C.L.J. Begeer, and the date letter is for 1915. As I understand it, there were two related factories by the name of Begeer, and this one was less distinguished than C.J. Begeer in Utrecht. Can anyone flesh out the story, or show additional pieces of Dutch Art Nouveau / Art Deco silver? Brent IP: Logged |
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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 09-20-2006 04:04 PM
Brent, I am not understanding the question. The letter "B" on the Perseus head indictes that this piece was made in Utrecht. Tom IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 09-21-2006 11:15 AM
 An Amsterdam School pin with coral, marked with an unknown maker's mark. IP: Logged |
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Kayvee Posts: 204 |
posted 09-21-2006 12:09 PM
What a beautiful server! There are similar pieces and others illustrated in the chapter on the Netherlands in Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver by Annelies Krekel-Aalberse. The author is Dutch herself, so gives an excellent overview of silver from her homeland for this time period. Apparently Cornelius L.J. Begeer (b.1868) is often confused with his much better known half brother Carel J.A. Begeer (b. 1883). A full history of the firms these two individuals were associated with is given on p. 179-180 and in the Biographies section on p. 251. The maker's mark on your server matches the mark for Stichtsche Zilverfabriek C.L.J. Begeer, rather than the marks for Utrechtsche Fabriek van Zilverwerk C.J. Begeer, all illustrated on p. 264. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 09-21-2006 12:37 PM
Very nice. Thanks for posting the image Paul. IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 09-21-2006 08:40 PM
The maker's mark on my square brooch is LZJ. I could not identify this mark. Here is another Amsterdam School pin. Also coral-set, it is an abstract shape with a hammered finish. The maker's mark is CB, though a different CB mark than that of CJ Begeer. IP: Logged |
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Raf Steel Posts: 94 |
posted 10-17-2006 06:43 AM
Any query you have on the Begeer firm is answerd in a splendid book by A. Krekel-Aalberse, Carel J.A. Begeer 1883-1956, Zwolle, Waanders Uitgevers, 2001. (135) Unfortunatly it is written in Dutch. It shows a lot of contemporay photographs and some very nice objects. It also bears the different marks of the firm. this book focusses on the production of Carel; as pointed out the server you have is not designed or manufacutered by Carel, but by Cornelis Leonardus Johannes Begeer (1868-1945) who had his workshop in Utrecht. This firm exhibited on a lot of national and international exhibitions and was noted for art nouveau designs. Your design is very similar to designs by Jan Eisenloeffel, which were very popular in Holland (and Europe) before WO I. Nice piece. [This message has been edited by Raf Steel (edited 10-17-2006).] IP: Logged |
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