robert-venturi-designed-flatware-set-for-swid-powell-new-york
Lot 2362
Robert Venturi Designed Flatware Set for Swid Powell, New York
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
(44) pieces, service for eight, manufactured by Reed & Barton, stainless steel, including: (8) knives (9 1/2 in.); (7) forks (8 in.); (8) salad forks; (8) place / oval soup spoons; (8) teaspoons; sugar spoon; butter knife; tablespoon; pierced tablespoon; and serving fork.

This multi-motif flatware pattern based on the classical orders was designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in 1994 and in production until 1999. A sought after and rare set, examples of this design are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Yale University Art Gallery.

Very good estate condition with minimal scratching.