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Figure 167: Sterling silver knife, fork, and spoon, designed by Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1916.

Georg Jensen

Danish silversmith

Silver coffeepot by Hester Bateman, 1773–74; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Hester Bateman

British silversmith