Silver-Plated Cake Server Krupp Berndorf, Hallmark 90/3, Alpaca, 24.5 cm – Antique 1940s, Austria

A beautiful silver-plated cake server from the long-established Berndorf metalware factory (Krupp Berndorf) – made of alpaca and stamped with the silver-plating hallmark "Berndorf 90/3".

Origin

The Berndorf metalware factory was founded in 1843 by Alexander Schoeller and Alfred Krupp in Berndorf, Lower Austria, and became purveyor to the imperial and royal court in 1897. For decades, Berndorf cutlery was the epitome of Austrian table culture.

Details & Condition

• Maker: Berndorf (Krupp Berndorf), Lower Austria
• Hallmark: "Berndorf 90/3"
• Material: silver-plated alpaca (nickel silver of copper, nickel, zinc)
• Length: 24.5 cm / 9.6 in
• Maximum width: 5.5 cm / 2.2 in
• Date: 1940s
• Condition: very good, with age-appropriate patina

Uses

For Sachertorte, Linzer torte and Gugelhupf at the coffee table – or as a collector's piece for lovers of Berndorf cutlery. A stylish Christmas gift.

Care

Wash by hand and polish with a silver cloth; not dishwasher safe.

At the flea market in Waidhofen an der Thaya the cake server lay in an old cutlery box – and the seller told of her mother's Sunday cakes.

A slice of cake, please — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop