Art Nouveau Silver Centerpieces with Glass Bowls, Vienna, 1900s, Set of 2

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Two elegant silver centerpieces on a high, round, stepped base with a floral relief band, on four divided feet with … Read more Two elegant silver centerpieces on a high, round, stepped base with a floral relief band, on four divided feet with palmette frieze, on top of which four slender fluted columns arranged in a square, crowned by a projecting silver bowl with a floral relief band running around the middle between two flat oval panels placed opposite each other. Fitted, widely projecting glass inserts with incised lamellae, lens cut and ground star. Hallmarks: diana's head - vennese official hallmark 1872-1922 for 800 silver master's mark 'f.s' for franz schlesinger, gold- and silversmith, trade license 1889 (schlesinger & perlberg company) bibliography: waltraud neuwirth, wiener gold-und silberschmiede und ihre punzen (= viennese gold-and silversmiths and their signs), vol. Ii , vienna 1976, page 185. Total dimensions: hight: 22,5 cm / 8.85 in diameter: 24,5 cm / 9.64 in silver: hight: 19,0 cm / 7.48 in diameter: 17,4 cm / 6.85 in silver weight: 1100 grams / 35.36 troy oz very well-maintained condition, silver cleaned and polished, glass undamaged this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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