Wilkens cutlery in sterling
silver are the most beautiful pattern, the brand invented in his bicentenary history: Starting with the historical cutlery Venezia or Eremitage, to the models from the beginning of the last century like Spaten (spade), Augsburger Faden or Chippendale and modern designs like the pattern Palladio.
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silver are respectable cutleries in a handy elegance which will grace your table every day. Cutlery from sterling silver is the king's class of the silver manufactures and the processing of sterling silver with Wilkens by far the longest tradition, the company already had begun to process sterling silver to hollowware at the beginning of the 19th century.
cutleries reflects the tradition of the history of Wilkens.
Mainly cutlery which are timeless beyond all stylish caprices, the models based on the old German patterns like Spaten (spade) or Augsburger Faden (Augsburg thread), to adaptations of the style created by Thomas Chippendale or the Dresdner Barock.
To all these models common an is unexcited interpretation: with well formed handles and clear dimensions these cutleries are recommended for every day use the same as for representative occasions.
of his company history Wilkens offers two unusual patterns: the Eremitage matt and the model Venezia poliert. Both are historical reproductions of cutleries from old times which are made on the original tools. This is the reason, why the model Eremitage for example is limited and numbered, a real collector's item.
For the lovers of the Scandinavian design Wilkens still provides the model Classic from the sixties, designed by Arthur M. Georgy. With a long handle - typical for the time - and the short knife blades this pattern has turned out as a design favorite since over 50 years now. The modest dimensions and the functional proportions have made this cutlery a prominent example of this era.
front stands the cutlery Palladio polished by Ulla and Martin Kaufmann from the nineties of the last century, which is the most typical cutlery of Wilkens and unite all prominent qualities of Wilkens cutlery: a definite, but restrained design, excellent everyday qualities and a which meets highest requirements.
Starting with the historical cutlery Venezia or Eremitage, to the models from the beginning of the last century like Spaten (spade),...
In the more than bicentenary history since the foundation in 1810 the manufacture Wilkens & sons of Bremen has created an abundant number of cutlery pattern .
Wilkens cutleries in 180g Royal silver plated demonstrates the whole style spectrum of the Bremen silver manufacture Wilkens & Sons.
Today stainless steel cutleries of Wilkens are an important pillar in the assortment of the Bremen silver manufacturer. Just as the cutleries of sterling silver and in silver plated, all cutleries from stainless steel in 18/10 also have an excellent haptics...
Hollowware of silver from the Bremen manufacture has a long tradition: When the silver manufacture began in 1810, hollowware and table accessories, table silver were made for the rich Hanseatic town Bremen and were delivered to the than far away Hanover...
Founded by the goldsmith Martin Heinrich Wilkens in 1810, the company was originally a embossing institution for silver. Hollowware from silver was made for the Hanseatic town Bremen and for the kingdom of Hannover. From the middle of the 19th century Wilkens began with the production of silver cutleries. The patterns at that time were orientated at the time taste at that time. In the pattern books at that time we recognise beside the cutleries a rich choice by silver- and tableware. These products were delivered from the middle of the 19th century in the German cities.
In the second half of the 20th century the production of cutleries dominates the company Wilkens & Sons. Besides the production of cutleries of silver the technical competence was used to produce also cutleries of other materials, as for example stainless steel or even titanium. The company Wilkens has succeeded in offering contemporary collections in high-quality workmanship together with famous designers. Beside Wolf Karnagel particularly the married couple Ulla and Martin Kaufmann and the designer Walter Storr are decisively for the modern line of the cutleries of Wilkens. Not only in sterling silver and in silver plated, but also in high-grade steel these cutleries fast became a success.
Particularly in the line of the stainless steel cutleries these designers play an outstanding role. An unpretentious handiness is too own to the cutleries in combination with a reserved elegance. To all at the head of the exceptionally successful draught to the cutlery Palladio. This is available not only successfully as a cutlery from stainless steel, but also in silver and sterling silver. In addition, with the silver cutleries the cutleries of traditional style are dominating. The historical cutleries Venezia and the Eremitage are to be emphasised particularly here. The latter the limited jubilee cutlery from 2010 on the occasion of the 140-year-old existence of Wilkens, Venezia from 2011. Both models are replica which are produced on the old tools of the treasure of the company Wilkens & sons. Both patterns show an opulence otherwise rather atypical for the brand. But exactly so rise from the remaining program of the silver cutleries of Wilkens.
The company Wilkens is able to access on a big treasure of tools. Many models which were sold during former years are thereby still available. These cutleries are to be found in the category 'Collectors edition'. In the range of silver cutleries we find the typical models like Chippendale, Augsburger Faden and Spaten, however, besides also one of the most popular silver cutleries of Wilkens: the Schwedisch Faden (Swedish thread). This model is in his workmanship outstanding under the traditional cutleries of Wilkens: This cutlery unites, nevertheless, everything what is the hallmark of Wilkens cutleries: Handiness and a pleasant haptics, a big variety in individual parts and a reserved elegance. With these qualities the model Schwedisch Faden has become the most prominent cutlery model of Wilkens. This cutlery is available in sterling silver as well as a high-quality cutlery in silver edition. The hollowware of Wilkens encloses a large range of plates and trays, as well as an assortment of gobelets. Particularly the gobelets are suited very well as an object which can be provided with an engraving. How, by the way, all products can be delivered by Wilkens with an engraving.
Made, by the way, still where the company since the 19th century his is seated: in Bremen. - And the production of silver is that what controls Wilkens since now more than 200 years best of all.
