Large Art Nouveau Silver Centerpiece, Jardiniere, Lutz & Weiss Germany, C. 1900
By Lutz & Weiss
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver jardiniere with a three-part, architectural structure: central body in the form of a flat cuboid on a square ground plan, standing on four corner feet with leaf pads, above the feet, on the sides, on the edges of the cuboid, three flutes, in between large reserves with floral decoration around the central oval medallions, the top surface of the body pierced in a circle, surrounded by a frame with a row of pierced, oval links with stylized flowers as a holder for the round, raised glass insert, flower buds plastically formed at the corners above the feet and pointing upwards, rounded frames protruding on two opposite sides of the central body, with oval opening links as on top of the middle part, in the middle at the ends large oval cartouches resting on wide volute feet, as a setting for two additional matching glass inserts, all parts with internal gilding.
Dimensions:
length: 55.0 cm / 21.65 in
width: 18.0 cm / 7.08 in
depth: 15.0 cm / 5.90 in
silver weight: ca. 1.200 grams / 38.58 troy oz
Hallmarks:
- Crescent + Crown - German official hallmark from 1888
- 800 - fineness
- L & W - ligated monogram LUTZ & WEISS, Gold and silver jewelery factory in Pforzheim, founded in 1882 by Carl...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Lutz and Weiss