Designer: Richard Meier (born 1934)

Item: Salad Servers

Manufactured by: Reed & Barton for Swid Powell

Country of origin: United States

Year made: Ca. 1989

Materials: Silverplate over brass

Dimensions: Spoon is 9” x 3” x 1” and fork is 10” x 1 ¾” x ½”

Condition: Excellent

References: Stern, Jewel. Modernism in American Silver: 20th Century Design, Yale University Press, 2005, page 312.

Description: An important and hard-to-find design by Richard Meier for Swid Powell and produced by Reed & Barton. Meier designed a few versions of servers for his flatware that were produced by Reed & Barton. The drawings and photographs of these are on Meier’s website. In our humble opinion, this is the greatest of his flatware designs and of all the Swid Powell serving pieces produced by the various different designers for Swid Powell. Meier’s designs for Swid Powell can be found in many major museum collections. This design is in the Yale University Art Gallery. An important addition to any collection of post modern American design objects.