Franz Bahner (Düsseldorf), a silver art nouveau ice cream set with cherry decoration, ca. 1900, silver and silver gilt, all pieces marked with alloy mark (800/1000) and German state marks (no makers mark for export), lenght large spoon 23 cm, lenght other spoons 12 cm, the set in good but used condition. For the model and maker see: Grotkamp-Schepers B.; Sänger R. W., Bestecke des Jugendstils - Art nouveau Knives, Forks and Spoons, Solingen, Deutsches Klingenmuseum, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2000, p. 157, cat. nr. 199. (example from the museum collection)