I have found very few blue prints for Martelé designs, so far only three. These two from the collection of the RISD Museum are of Black Coffee Set IHE, and Tray IHF. Since Martelé pieces were special order and hand made, rather than mass produced it’s possible blue prints were not used in the majority of the line. Also it’s important to note that set IHE and IHF were made around 1930 which is quite late for Martelé, therefore blue prints may not have been used for earlier pieces.
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Jeff Herman said,
May 16, 2011 at 9:52 am
Martelé will always be the finest art nouveau silver made. There is no craftsman living who can duplicate the incredible chasing.