Art Nouveau Silver Jardiniere with Glass Insert from Koch & Bergfeld, Germany, 1900s

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Decorative silver jardiniere with an oval floor plan, standing on four downward-curving feet, the sides featuring curved upper and lower … Read more Decorative silver jardiniere with an oval floor plan, standing on four downward-curving feet, the sides featuring curved upper and lower edges with encircling, intertwined relief bands depicting stylised leaf and flower motifs in the floral Art Nouveau style; the handles, projecting from the sides and rising diagonally to a pointed tip, adorned with stylised bud and leaf reliefs. Fitted glass insert with a wavy upper edge featuring cut-line decoration and a large bottom star. Total dimensions: Height: 12,0 cm / 4.72 in Width: 38,0 cm / 14.96 in Depth: 20,5 cm / 8.07 in Silver Weight: 430 grams / 13.82 troy oz Hallmarks: - Crescent + Crown - German official hallmark from 1888 - 800 - silver fineness - Stemmed Glass - for Koch & Bergfeld Bremen, Germany Founded in 1856 by Gottfried Koch and his brother-in-law Ludwig Bergfeld, in the middle of the 19th century conversion from individual to mechanical series production with stock management, sales from catalogues, 1989 sale of the family business to Villeroy & Boch, outsourcing of departments and resale, cutlery department still exists as Koch & Bergfeld Besteckmanufaktur GmbH. - B 40060 - Model/order number Condition: very well maintained, 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,
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