BERNDORF METALWARE FACTORY
ARTHUR KRUPP SET OF SIX
DINNER FORKS
Set of six antique German
Alpacca-Silber II silver
plated
dinner forks by BMF
c.1900
The famous Berndorf
Metalware Factory
(in German Berndorfer
Metallwaarenfabrik)
or BMF for short was founded in 1843 in the
small village of
Berndorf, situated in the
region Lower Austria (Niederösterreich)
of the
Austria-Hungarian Empire.
Many of the factory
marks contain a
bear profile due to
the similarity between
the words Berndorf and Bärendorf (in German
the last word means "bear village").
The stamps on these
forks represent
the BMF Alpacca-Silber
II mid range
of silver plated
items - mark used
between 1880 and 1927 and
offering a quality
item at a lower
price than their top
quality.
They came with a set
of knives of
the same design and
made by BMF
but with the standard
Art.Krupp
Berndorf mark.
They were matched
with a set of small
dessert spoons but by
a different maker
and 800 silver
quality rather than plated
and have a similar
but slightly different
handle shape (see
last photo and our
other listings for these items).
CONDITION
In good antique condition overall
with no damage or bending to
the tines and no bending or
dings to the handles.
There is however very slight wear
to the silver plating on the tines.
Not overly noticeable as I have only
spotted this when inspecting closely
for this condition report - I didn’t
notice this when either cleaning them
or taking the
photos.
DIMENSIONS
They measures approximately:
Total weight is approx: 251grams
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