Cake shovel, Silverplated, Art deco France, 1920s

This beautiful cake shovel has an angular geometric design, typical of Art deco style. It has a lenght of 30 cm, width of 7 cm. Great not only for sevring cakes but also savoury dishes.

Art Deco was a relatively short lived design movement, coming to an end in 1939 with the start of World War II. With Europe facing its second war in two decades, and the US in the midst of The Great Depression, visible signs of indulgence and excess were no longer considered appropriate to world events