Silver Plate Garniture

Striking vintage vase designed and manufactured in Taxco, Mexico by renowned Mexican silversmith Emilia Castillo, daughter of master artisan Antonio Castillo of the celebrated Los Ca...

An impressive set of Kralik vases with a bottle shape and marbled designs with an opalescent colors, rounded base, tall slender neck with acup shaped top. The iridescent glass vases are decorated with brown/red and white swirled designs originating from the bottom of the vase. The vases belong to the same series by Wilhelm Kralik...

Elegant silver-plated catchall or bottle coaster designed and handcrafted by Emilia Castillo in Taxco, Mexico, circa 1980s. The sculptural piece features a frog resting on a malachit...

Oxidized copper (green sections). Chased and hammered. Note: We do not ship pieces uninsured. We require shipping through 1stDibs, for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the default quote does not include packing and insurance and we do not ship uninsured. 1stDibs shipping provides a level of value, protection, and care that aligns with our commitment to safeguarding historic artworks and providing excellent client service. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Shortly before the foundation of WMF, Daniel Straub had founded his first manufacturing company, Maschinenfabrik Geislingen, in connection with his participation in the construction of the Geislinger Steige, the steepest railway line in Europe at the time. As experienced metal spinners, the brothers Friedrich and Louis Schweizer were able to contribute their technical expertise to the project. Most early designs for the company looked to past historical styles although early recognition of the quality of its products included the award of a Gold Medal at the 1862 International Exhibition in London. The company showroom, established in Berlin in 1868, was its first retailing outlet and marked the beginnings of a rapid development in scale. By 1880, when the company merged with Ritter & Co. to form the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, the company employed about 200 and had a range of nearly 1,000 products, many of them electroplated. In the late 19th century the company was also involved in architectural decoration, ornaments for the home and replicas of works of art and archaeology, including the reproduction of Lorenzo Ghiberti's famous early Italian Renaissance doors...

WMF Art Nouveau plate silver plated brass Germany about 1900-1910

One WMF Art Nouveau silver plated vase with decoration and original glass liners. There is only one left for sale so the price shown is not for the set but for a vase.

A small pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu tazzas, having elegant scroll handles, above turned stems, raised on sienna marble plinth bases with ...

This is a Ferdinand Barbedienne set of gilt bronze-mounted champleve onyx garniture. It consist of two urns and one large oval vase/jardiniere. The vase...

A striking Mexican Modernism decorative vase designed and handcrafted in Taxco, Mexico by renowned silversmith Emilia Castillo, daughter of master artisan Antonio Castillo of Los Cas...

Rare and highly collectible vintage vase designed and handcrafted in Taxco, Mexico by acclaimed Mexican silversmith Emilia Castillo, a key figure in the legacy of the Los Castillo wo...

A fine and rare 19th-20th century neoclassical Revival style silver plated metal and cut-glass centerpiece in the manner of Christofle. The boat-shaped ornately body with finely chas...

A fine and rare 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style silver plated and cut-glass centrepiece in the manner of Christofle. The boat-shaped body with ornately finely chased det...