Posted 10 years ago
Arisellon
(86 items)
I love these fantastic Art Deco knife rests. (I have posted 2 sets of pics on CW to see them all). There is a set of six with a sportsman or Olympics theme to them.
The other set are shown here:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/150546-sportsman-french-art-deco-knife-rests-p?in=user
The six of them include: a swimmer, rugby player, motorcyclist, race car driver, runner, and a hockey player or lacrosse player. My favorites are the old style roadster and motorcyclist. They were designed by Pierre Devouge in Paris, circa 1925, and they are silver plated. They have some great patina to them, and I have not polished them. They are stamped with a very small rectangular hallmark on the top.
There is a similar set for sale here, but I like mine better:
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/tableware/set-of-six-french-art-deco-sport-rugby-boxer-gymnast-knife-rests-bronze-silver/id-f_1309346/
They represent another bygone era, where knife rests were used in formal dining to support the knife so that it would not stain a tablecloth. Today, they are purchased mainly as collector's items, but I'd love to use them sometime for a deco dining experience!
I almost need CPR! Love these!!!
Thank you! They are fabulous. If we lived together, our house would be bursting with Art Deco (mine is already)...lol.
What GREAT knife rests!, really beautiful! Thanks for posting them.
Very cool !! Any chance of a close up on the mark ;-)
Yes...I've tried my best to get a picture of the very small hallmark and added it above. To me, it looks like a P.V....any help in identifying it would be great. Thanks.
Hi David...to me, it looks like a P.V.. But I could be wrong...it's very hard to see.
Thank you so much! Now I need to find more information on Pierre Devouge. And I see I'm missing some really nice ones from the set!
stunning!!!!!
Mystery solved. Thanks for all the help in identifying the designer.
Hi Arisellon. This is Awesome!! It's finding weird & wonderful items like this that make browsing CW such fun. Thanks for posting it :)