Antique Hotel Ritz Paris Silver Plated Vase Circa 1910

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Located at 15 Place Vendôme in the heart of Paris, The Ritz is one of the finest hotels in the … Read more Located at 15 Place Vendôme in the heart of Paris, The Ritz is one of the finest hotels in the world! Founded in 1898 by Swiss hotelier César Ritz, the hotel has remained a destination for distinguished guests, such as Coco Chanel, Oscar Wilde, and The Duke & Duchess of Windsor. The hotel has also been mentioned in several novels, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and featured in several feature films including Funny Face, with Audrey Hepburn.

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-Antique Hotel Ritz Paris silver plated vase circa 1910
-Produced by WMF (Württemberg Metal Goods Factory), one of the leading European metalwork firms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-The vase bears the hotel's crest and inscription Hotel Ritz Paris
-Elegant fluted form with wide trumpet mouth
-Created expressly for the hotel, pieces of this kind were commissioned in limited numbers for grand interiors.
-Approximate Dimensions: 5"W x 10"H See less