BaltenspergerArt Deco four piece tea service comprising coffee pot with corn finial, teapot and sugar with figural finials and a milk jug, circa 1930Silver, wooden handlesUnderside stamped 'B' / 'BALTENSPERGER' and '925'Coffee pot: 22.5cm high, teapot approx. 13.5cm high. Total weight approx. 64.5oz.FootnoteIn 1925, Walter Baltensperger created designs for the Paris Exposition Internationale des arts decoratifs et industriels modernes including drawings for a tea and coffee pot with wooden handles.Baltensperger was founded in 1878 by Jean Baltensperger, who handed the business over to his sons Walter (1885-1931) and Ernst (1880-1946). They had a prestigious shop on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich. Ernst left the business in 1918 but returned after the death of Walter in 1931. Ernsts son Pierre took over the business in 1950 and became one of Switzerlands most important sculptors in addition to his innovative work with jewellery.