Early 1900s German Tin Jugendstil Jardinière by Hugo Leven

Hugo Leven Kayserzinn Art Nouveau tray / dish, Germany, circa 1900.

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

Art Nouveau silvered pewter floor vase by Hugo Leven, Germany 1900. An ornamental floor vase designed by Hugo Leven featuring a female figure among gingko leaves. The vase is made of silvered pewter. Hugo Leven studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule and then at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. For some time he worked in his father Louis Leven's studio, had numerous contacts with French artists who influenced him greatly, and quickly became known. Engelbert Kayser hired him as the first employee in his studio. From 1895 to 1904 Leven designed numerous models for Kayserzinn; his works had a lasting influence on the pewter foundry of Art Nouveau. He also worked for the Kreuter company in Hanau and other companies that produced metal, silver and stoneware, such as B. Koch & Bergfeld and WMF. From 1904 to 1909 he lived in Bremen. In 1906, Leven's works were on display at the third German arts and crafts...

Modernist style tray (Jugendstil Art Nouveau). Pewter. Kayserzinn, Germany, around 1900. Branded. Raised, leaf-shaped silver pewter tray on spherical legs featuring a handle and li...

German Jugendstil two-handled brass tazza, by the Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik, and struck to foot with the "WMFM" stamp for brass, circular, the exquisitely detailed deep rim...

Beautiful hand carved Hungarian dough bowl, circa 1920s. Made of fruitwood.