Early WMF Silver Plated Claret Jug c1886

Description

Heading : WMF silver plated claret jug
Date : c1886
Period : Wilhelm I
Origin : Gieslingen-an-der-Steige. Germany 
Decoration : Art Nouveau naturalistic decoration to the stopper. A band of fan cutting above strawberry cut diamonds and slice cutting to the glass.
Size :  31.2cm height. 13cm diameter foot. 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks – the silver plate exhibits good antique patina
Restoration : None 
Weight :  878 grams 

An early example the marks “WMF” “as” “I/O” were used from c1880-c1886 after which the WMFB or WMFN mark were used. These predate the “ostrich” and “beehive” marks