Cutlery Set “duo”, 1957,by Tapio Wirkala For Christofle, 85 Pieces , 12 Place Settings

Very elegant cutlery set from the Duo model by Christofle. It consists of 73 pieces and is complete for 12 people. It was created by the famous Finnish artist Tapio Wirkala for the "New Forms" range from Christofle in 1957. Quite unique and unlike any other cutlery, absolutely precursor of a movement of free and ergonomic shapes, it appears in the collection of almost every design museum in the world. Its importance for the history of world design unfortunately did not prevent it from being a commercial failure in its time. It is therefore rather rare on the antiques market. The collection that I offer you here is in excellent condition. This set consists of 12 table forks 12 table spoons 12 table knives 12 dessert forks 12 dessert knives 12 teaspoons 1 soup ladle