WMF Modernist Design Candelabrum 1930-35

Description

Heading : A WMF Modernist Design Candelabrum
Date : Marked WMF set within a dashed arch
Period : Weimar Republic 1930-35
Origin : Geislingen. Germany
Decoration : Three upwardly curving arms mounted to a ball over a circular. shallow-domed base; single-piece capitals screw in to the end of the arms; there are no removable sconces
Size :  Height 18.2 cm. base diameter 16 cm
Condition : Some signs of wear and use
Restoration : None
Weight :  459 grams

The influence of the Bauhaus School of Art in this design is obvious. Simplistic functionalism without any ornamentation.