An Art Nouveau Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Germany Circa 1910

An interesting Italian Brass Hanukkah Menorah Lamp made in a unique fashion around the 1800's. Hanukkah lamp is attached to the lower part of the backplate and is shaped as a fully ...

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An Early 20th Century North-African "FLEUR-DE-LIS" brass Hanukkah lamp. Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Algeria, late 19th century or early 20th century. Unique design. Backplate is decor...

Egyptian-revival Hanukkah Lamp made in Germany in the late 19th century. Expertly cast brass and copper featuring highly detailed motifs such as a Star of David in a vine wreath sur...

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Pair Antique French "Art Nouveau" Green and Gold Opaline Glass Lustres (Candlesticks), Circa 1910-1920.

Hugo Leven Kayserzinn Art Nouveau creamer, Germany, circa 1900.  

SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The backplate pierced with a vase ...

Two spiral candlesticks is an original decorative pair of objects realized in the 1920s. Original silver plated metal. The pair includes: one si...

DETAILS Marked on bottom. WMF GmbH In 1853, mill owner Daniel Straub, together with the Schweizer brothers, Louis and Friedrich, established the Straub & Schweizer metal works in Geislingen an der Steige, Germany. Only a few years later in 1862, their silver-plated tableware and serving dishes were awarded a medal of distinction at the world exhibition in London. The company, originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer, merged in 1880 with Ritter & Co - a producer of high end luxury items who were ahead of their time in silver plating technique. Instead of using the method of heat and mechanical pressure to plate their wares, Ritter dipped the item into a bath of silver which together with an electric current produced pieces that were finely and evenly covered in a layer of silver. This method of plating was called ‘Galvanisation’ and allowed more intricate and complex pieces to be plated. After several years both companies still faced financial problems and in 1880 they joined with the Wurttemberg Union Bank and the company was renamed “WMF” (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik). From its founding as one company, WMF's growth was tremendous - acquiring more factories along the way, notably including "Orivit AG" and "Orion KM". By the end of the 1900's, they were the world's largest producer and exporter of household metalware. WMF started making glass in 1883 when a glass house was built at Geisslingen near Stuttgart to produce their own glass inserts. The original 1883 glass house was destroyed during the First World War and a new, more modern facility opened in 1922. The young glass designer Karl Wiedmann perfected the technique of iridized surfaces and the resulting "MYRA"- Kristall entered production in 1926. The same year also saw the beginning of the first "IKORA" glass - reputedly discovered by accident whilst correcting a Myra glass...