Koch & Bergfeld cutlery in sterling silver 925 - from Altfaden to Tiere

Koch & Bergfeld Silver cutlery

in sterling silver belongs to the noblest accessories on the table. With the whole experience which is collected by the manufacture from Bremen in her more than 180-year-old history every single part of this cutlery becomes a piece of art in pure silver. Any hand movement which is necessary to the production was already executed a million times before in this manufacture.

16 collections

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AltfadenThis is one of the most important cutlery patterns: "Altfaden" (also known as "Augsburger Faden") is the embodiment of classical cutlery. This design was created in the 17th century as a variation on the "Spaten" form. Its distinctive feature is the "thread" ("Faden" in German) running round the handle as well as the "heart" found at the end on each piece.Koch & Bergfeld has manufactured this form without any change to the design since the company was founded in 1829. "Altfaden" was likewise created by Gottfried Koch.\"Altfaden" is a classic and has been used by the German nobility for centuries. "Altfaden" is also known as "noble silverware" as it is used for many important occasions, at receptions, state ceremonies and major events of historical importance. "Altfaden" makes an elegant and luxurious impression on every table, creating a special atmosphere by its very presence.

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Ballade

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BarockBarock from Koch & Bergfeld recreates the feeling of greatness and pathos that for us today made up the age of Baroque from the middle of the 17th to the middle of the 18th century. Both its imaginative architecture and this silverware remain timeless.\In 1916, the workshop draughtsmen at Koch & Bergfeld – the predecessors of today's "designers" – “recreated” this cutlery pattern for modern man. They managed to move away from the sometimes overdone and therefore impractical styling of this epoch and develop an elegant new design vocabulary with fascinating decorative features echoing the floral ornamentation of the past.This ensures that Barock is a model which is both of its time and yet also perfect for the present day. This is the reason for the popularity of our Barock collection.

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Belle EpoqueIf we consider the success of this pattern, it has to be the finest silverware which aimed for the future from the age of Art deco...\It was Gustav Elsaß who created the masterpiece "Belle Epoque", which appeared for the first time in 1930. Nowadays, it is the preferred choice of German embassies when it comes to cutlery. Elsaß was employed at Koch & Bergfeld's silverware workshop as head of the Design Office from 1909 to 1945. His design was preceded by lengthy journeys and extensive research – above all in Scandinavia. His task was to come up with a model that would match the success of the classic "Spaten" pattern – something he managed to achieve...\Elsaß has given "his" cutlery a wonderful linearity that is typical of Art deco in conjunction with cuff-like detailing at the top of the handle and the graduated end at the bottom. This polished design in sterling silver emphasises the delicacy and elegance of this silverware, which will enhance any table and delight users with the smooth feel of its gleaming finish in their hand.

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Belle Epoque Hammerschlag

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Bremer LilieThe "Lily of Bremen" is a special pattern created by Koch & Bergfeld. It owes its name to the art historians, who have described it as the lily design from Bremen par excellence.\It was the well-known designer Hugo Leven – head of Hanau's State Academy of Drawing – who created a cutlery pattern in the "new" style for Koch & Bergfeld around 1900. Leven's cutlery illustrates Art Nouveau in a pure form: the slender lily detailing on the front and back demonstrates the fine art of precise tooling at Koch & Bergfeld. All lines of the ornamentation have been carefully worked in the silver and can be felt with the fingers. The lateral stems of the plant, which are worked freehand by the steel engraver, come together at the base to form a flower and give this silverware a stylish timeless character which is quite unique – a floral delight for every day of the week.

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ChippendaleWhen the English cabinet-maker Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) embarked on building his own furniture designs, he would never have imagined that his name would become known for an entire style – Chippendale, a scaled-down British form following on the heels of European late Baroque and an alternative to Rococo.\Chippendale silverware from Koch & Bergfeld owes its unique character to a brilliant synthesis of Europe's advanced civilisation (Baroque) and Asiatic influences (simple lines). Its design echoes the styling of "Altfaden" silverware (thread running around the handle) and Barock (in terms of shape). This cutlery combines perfect elegance with elaborate yet delicate and graceful lines. Today's design was created in 1925 under the management of Gustav Elsaß.

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Glorie

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KreuzbandA new age called for a new design vocabulary: following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars with the emergence of nation states in Europe, architects and artists came up with a characteristically bourgeois yet prestigious style catering for the new ruling class: "Empire". This model can claim to be the first "bourgeois" silverware to exist.\For people with an awareness or knowledge of history it is undoubtedly an acknowledgement of past events. The well-known style detail – the cross-over bow sported by the revolutionaries of bygone days – has also lent its name to the historic model "Kreuzband" from Koch & Bergfeld. It was created in 1893 by Heinrich von der Cammer, the head of the company's own Design Office. This model, which may look rather simple at first glance, makes extremely high demands on craftsmen as the little bows need to be worked with great care to make them stand out clearly in the silver – that is our company standard.

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Ludwig XVI.He was the last great absolutist ruler – and his end was equally dramatic: Louis XVI, King of France. We owe some of the finest works of history to the high demands made by the ruling class of the time on its artists – in the Louis Seize style...\Extremely delicate, artistic ornamentation gives the model "Ludwig XVI" its special status so sought by lovers of elaborate detailing. Today, Koch & Bergfeld is the only company to still make Louis Seize silverware. It puts enormous demand on the skills of the silversmith due to the countless details, and fully lives up to the tradition of masterpieces for which the silverware workshop was renowned. Today's design has been left unchanged by Koch & Bergfeld since 1912.

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Märchen

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NeufadenThe model "Neufaden" is a successful adaptation of the historic classical pattern "Altfaden" or "Augsburger Faden". Prompted by the demands of modern, elegant home styling, this pattern has itself become a design classic over the years. It was created some time ago, in 1915, and bears the mark of its designer, Gustav Elsaß.\"Neufaden" from Koch & Bergfeld is characterised by its filigree form and large areas of gleaming silver. This model looks perfect alongside glasses and chinaware of many different styles – yet never loses its own character. Thanks to its versatile design it is regularly chosen to display the symbol of Germany, the Federal Eagle, as well as other distinguished engravings.

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PerlThe classical pearl design is one of the oldest used by Koch & Bergfeld, with its simple, elegant form remaining virtually unchanged since 1867. Yet this does not mean that the silverware workshop holds the monopoly on this type of design.\What is so particularly special about this pattern is the detailing: strings of pearls on the front and back. The pearls are cleanly worked in the handle up to the inner bowl, the front of the spoon – this creates the slender lines of this cutlery. There should no be projecting ridges, and you should be able to feel each of the pearls with your finger – that's the little big difference which characterises Perl silverware from Koch & Bergfeld!

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RokokoThis was the creative heyday of Koch & Bergfeld: shortly before 1900, the company's own Design Office headed by Heinrich von der Cammer came up with many classic designs which are still produced today. One of them is without doubt the model "Rokoko" dating from the "vintage year" of 1893, which also spawned the successful patterns "Kreuzband" and "Ballade".\The little shell-shaped forms ("rocaille") which are typical of rococo combined with light floral features curving round the large mirror-finish surfaces characteristic of this style call for enormous manual skill and years of experience from the silversmith. This cutlery recreates the glory of an age, which under Frederick the Great turned its attention not only to the fine arts but also to liberal enlightenment and science for the first time.Just think of "Sans-Soucis"...Well, you can of course opt for this cutlery simply because you like the look of it – and above all, use it at your table!

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SpatenThe "Spaten" pattern is the archetypal design for classical cutlery. It represents the beginnings of the history of 16th century cutlery designs, which are still used today. Since this time, it has remained the most popular model in sterling silver ever. Many families and homes have used this model for centuries. There is no other pattern which is characterised by such large smooth, shiny surfaces as "Spaten" with its wide-ended handle, which is ideal for engraving, coats of arms, logos and monograms.\"Spaten" is timeless cutlery design at its best – design that will not age: striking faceted wings, long straight prongs, a slender bowl and the sharp edges of the handle. This shape goes particularly well with all white china – even the most modern designs. "Spaten" has remained virtually unchanged by Koch & Bergfeld since the company was founded in 1829. The design was created by the firm's founder, Gottfried Koch.

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Tiere

Details

No matter whether with the

Art Deco model the Bremer Lilie, Barock or Belle Epoque, or the historical models Ballade or Glorie (Splendour): each detail is worked out perfectly.

Till the eighties years real-silver cutlery models mainly were made out of the 800th silver, a practise which today were substituted by manufacturing from 925th sterling silver.

The 925th silver contains a bigger portion of pure silver in the core, nevertheless, apart from the stamp at the back it is not to be distinguished from the 800th silver. Produced with the traditional tools of the company, you recognise no difference between the cutlery of today from this silver manufacture to the silver cutlery which was delivered 100 years ago by the same company.

Our quite special recommendation is the model Ballade which brings the outstanding competence of the silver manufacture in front.

The for Koch & Bergfeld so typical

slender bowls and blades are complemented by handles in a unique finely worked out execution of this Art Deco ornaments.

The masterpieces by which also distinct expert are exited.

Quite differently, however, the model of Spaten which is the nicest understatement by his almost sober seeming brilliant surfaces and nearly angular appearance. This one of the most popular models of the manufacture is also available in silvered.

For the silver cutlery of this excellent silver manufacture from Germany holds: it is the shining elaboration and the harmonious design which characterized his quality also in case of close examination. And this is valid for all cutlery pattern of Koch & Bergfeld from Bremen, absolutely no matter on which style you decide.

Koch & Bergfeld

Cutlery of Koch & Bergfeld unparalleled illustrates the style history of the cutleries, a stylistically at ease choice of excellent models in precise processing from more than 180 years of company history.

So the brand Koch & Bergfeld Cutlery is a real confidential tip among German luxury brands.

Koch & Bergfeld Silver cutlery in sterling silver belongs to the noblest accessories on the table.

With the whole experience which is collected by the manufacture from Bremen in her more than 180-year-old history every single part of this cutlery...

Koch & Bergfeld cutlery exists since the foundation as a gold and silversmith workshop in 1829; in the rich city of Bremen trade with luxury objects prospered and in the course of the industrial revolution Gottfried Koch and Ludwig Bergfeld modernised the production to follow of the rising demand for luxury objects. In 1873 Koch & Bergfeld was represented on the Vienna World's Fair where the cutleries and hollowware attacked attention. To satisfy the rising demand for new designs, an own drawing office was established in the following successful years under the direction of Heinrich by the Cammer. Both models Kreuzband (Grand Ribbon) and Rokoko (rococo) of Heinrich of the Cammer are made by Koch & Bergfeld until today.

One of the probably most typical cutlery models of Koch & Bergfeld originates in the following time in which Hugo Leven with the art nouveau of the Viennese Secession left his mark on the style of the brand: the Bremer Lilie (Bremen lily). Later the style of the drawing office of the company was led successively by Gustav Elsass and Horst Heeren. Sketches of the artists Albin Müller, Henry van de Velde and Bernhard Hoetger were executed, and in this time also the patterns Belle Epoque, Chippendale and Neufaden were developed, which are fascinating now as then by their harmonious design and the detailed elaboration.

Cutleries of Koch & Bergfeld are characterized particularly by a slender silhouette, a narrow hand of the fork and a narrow waist of the knives below the head. Nevertheless, beside these peculiarities of the cutlery which can be recognized from far away the true qualities of the cutlery reveals on closer inspection: All details of these old and complicated ornaments are worked out clear and serenely as it is hardly to be found.

It isn't a surprise that in the embassies and diplomatic representations of Germany is dined with cutlery by Koch & Bergfeld and the company is under the top 30 of luxury brands from Germany. A real highlight of handcrafts from Bremen.