A RANDAHL HAND WROUGHT STERLING SILVER BOWL AND SPOON.
BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED WITH LEAVES AND BERRIES, HAND-HAMMERED TEXTURE TO BOTH PIECES.
THE PETAL SHAPED BOWL ON LEAF STAND MEASURES 5 5/8" LONG X 4 1/8" WIDE X 3" TALL.
THE SPOON MEASURES 5 1/4" LONG.
THE SET TOGETHER WEIGHS 8 1/4 OUNCES/ 235 GRAMS.
BOTH PIECES ARE IN UNDAMAGED CONDITION.
Julius Olaf Randahl (1880 – 1972) was a Swedish silversmith. He worked in both New York and Chicago. Randahl is best known for his exquisite silver pieces, which were often inspired by nature. His work can be found in several museums and private collections around the world.
In 1901, he moved to New York and worked for Tiffany and Gorham Manufacturing. In 1907, he worked at the Kalo Shop in Chicago before opening his Randahl Shop in Park Ridge, Illinois, in 1911.
Its hollowware was sold in major department stores such as Marshall Field. The manufacturing process was automated, but the finishing was performed by hand. Randahl was influenced by the Kalo Shop and Georg Jensen in Denmark. The company bought the Cellini Shop in 1957 and Cellini Craft in 1959. Reed and Barton bought it in 1965 and renamed it, Reed and Barton.
He showed his silverware at the 1937 Paris ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne,’ receiving a silver medal for his fruit and stand candlestick.
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