Paul Haustein

Vase made of glass blown iridescent WMF Myra series. ORIGIN Germany PERIOD Years 20/30 MARK WMF MODEL Myra Series MATERIALS Iridescent blown glass DIMENSIONS Height- 18cm Ø 10 ...

Elegant pendant light from wmf from the 20/30s. A clean design with subtle ornamentation. This ceiling floodlight is characterized by its elegant shade shape and reflective surface....

Small Art Deco glass bowl from the manufacture WMF, Germany. This bowl belongs to the technique Ikora, that was patented from the producer in the early 1920's with this technique, tr...

Art Deco WMF Vase "Ikora" Germany around 1930s ( marked ) Brass lacquered.

Very rare model of a WMF Ikora Dinanderie vase, Germany 1920s. According to WMF, some vases and designs were not included in the official range, but sol...

This vide poche or ashtray in in Glass. It has been done circa 1970, in Murano, Italy.. The shape is a free form. Transparent yellow and Green Color.

Great and unique shape carved malachite stone ashtray or vide poche. Imposing item, stunning color and pattern which makes it unique. Natural malachite sculpture. Some are called vide poche or ashtray dresser caddy...

This vide Poche, ashtray is in marble. The color is green. It has been made i, Italy circa 1960, and is in good condition.

An Art Deco silvered and patinated brass and ivory "Congo" IKORA WMF covered jar lamp (model no. 110/216, circa 1929). Designed by Paul Haustein for WMF,...

Art Nouveau night light around 1900. Silver metal and glass cabochons. Attributed to WMF. Electrified and in very good condition Width: 17 cm Height: 28 cm Depth: 14,5 cm Weight: 1,3 Kg WMF was originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer. In 1880, Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer merged with another German company and took the name of Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, then WMF acquired the Polish metalworks Plewkiewicz of Warsaw in 1886, which became a subsidiary of WMF around 1900. In 1900, WMF acquired Albert Köhler, a famous Austrian ironwork company. Then, in 1905, WMF acquired Orivit, a company known for its Jugendstil (German equivalent of Art Nouveau) pewter fabrications, followed a year later by the purchase of Kunstgewerbliche Metallwarenfabrik Orion, another German metal fabrication company. . During World War I, the WMF was responsible for producing weapons for the German military and had certified to the Allied Control Commission that the tools used to produce these weapons had been destroyed. However, after Hitler's call for rearmament, the company, then under the control of Hugo Debach, immediately resumed producing weapons. Debach died shortly thereafter. From 1940, WMF began to make increasing use of forced labor from Soviet POWs in surrounding camps, with these eventually accounting for a third of the company's workforce. The WMF also founded its own concentration camp in 1944 to detain and force over 900 Hungarian Jewish women...

WMF Ikora Brass Vase Germany Around 1920s Polished and stove enamelled

Rare WMF Ikora metal rounded vase from the 1930s. The patinated turquoise green metal contrasts beautifully with the gold trees and branches design. T...