Art Nouveau/Jugenstil walking stick. Signed Orivit, Cologne, Germany, 1900.
By Orivit
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouveau/Jugenstil walking stick: curved gilded alpaca handle featuring Jugendstil-style decorations in relief. Ebony shaft. Brass ferrule. Made and signed by Orivit, a metalworks renowned throughout Europe (the OAG mark, stamped on the band, is their trademark). Cologne, Germany, circa 1900.
Founded in 1895 by Ferdinand Hubert Schmitz (1863-1939), after acquiring a metalworks, in 1898 he registered the name Orivit, under which he designed, produced, and marketed pewter, alpaca, bronze, and silver...
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Early 20th Century German Alpaca Folk Art