WMF Card Tray Britannia Metal – Art Nouveau c1905

Description

Heading : WMF card tray in Britannia metal  – Art Nouveau
Date : c1905
Origin : Geislingen, Germany
Decoration : Depicts an elegeant lady (possibly Aphrodite) with a dove on a stick in her right hand, flowers in her hair and a bowl in her lefthand. The tray itself is decorated with mistletoe.
Size :  Max width 16.8cm, height 19.4cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  729 grams

Britannia metal is pewter alloy and not high fineness silver. This likely depicts Aphrodite as she is typically associated with both doves and mistletoe. This is marked at the base of her dress B with lozenge mark above the letter G and OX. This specific lozenge mark is significant as this denotes that the item was made for export.