Black Starburst Silver-Plated Centre Bowl from WMF Ikora, 1930s

Details

Description

Large wmf ikora centre bowl in silver-plated brass with a finely balanced radial black enamel design. The wide, shallow form … Read more Large wmf ikora centre bowl in silver-plated brass with a finely balanced radial black enamel design. The wide, shallow form and disc feet give it a poised art deco presence with a distinctly modernist line.

wmf ikora was the company’s distinctive decorative metal line, developed in germany in the early 1920s and documented across several decades of production. In metalwork, ikora pieces are especially known for their silver-plated brass bodies, patinated or enamel-accented surfaces, and carefully controlled geometric decoration, which gave utilitarian forms a more experimental, modern character. That balance of technical finish and graphic restraint is why ikora is so often placed between art deco elegance and bauhaus-era design culture; related wmf ikora bowls have even been shown in bauhaus-focused museum contexts. This piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution See less