A small Danish silverplate catchall with a fixed arched handle, wrapped in the contrasting material that defined Scandinavian tabletop design at midcentury — the workshop vocabulary shared by Cohr, Just Andersen, and the Vienna workshops of Carl Auböck, where polished metal met natural fiber and the small object was given the same attention as the large one.
For the entry console. For the bedside table. For keys and a folded watch at the end of the day. For chocolates on a coffee table. The form is quiet, the proportions are right, and the wrapped handle is the detail that makes it more than a dish.
Origin
Found at an antique shop on Store Kongensgade in Copenhagen — the street that runs north from Kongens Nytorv through the design quarter, where the vetting has already been done by people who know. Unmarked, as much Danish silverplate of the era was, sold through department stores and small workshops and circulated through Scandinavian homes for decades before reaching this one.
Condition
Very good. Silverplate intact across all surfaces with the soft tarnish of an object that has been used and lived with — easily polished if desired, though the slight patina suits the object’s age. The wrapped handle is intact and tight, with no fraying or loss.
