WMF Art Nouveau Bud Vase c1900

Description

Heading : WMF bud vase
Date : 1895 – 1903
Period : Art Nouveau
Origin : Geislingen an der Steige. Germany – Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik Manufacture
Colour : Silver and clear
Marks : Ostrich mark
Features : Jugendstil artistic style. Twin handled. tendril-like stems to the flowers. splayed base. Engraved floral borders on the glass liners
Material Type : Lead glass with electroplated silver base.
Size : 17.2cm tall approximately 5.3cm square (including handles)
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. typical age related wear as shown.
Restoration : None
Weight : 333 grams

Additional Information : The well known ‘ostrich’ mark on WMF results from a German consonance between Straub. the name of a founder of WMF and ‘der Strauss’ an ostrich.
The ‘G’ in the mark stands for the town of Geislingen. on the River Fils and near Ulm in Baden-Württemburg.

Reference : Das Metallwarendesign der Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) zwischen 1900 und 1930- Annette Denhardt