Art Nouveau Copper Flower Pot Kayser Hugo Leven enamel

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Art Nouveau Copper Flower Pot Kayser Hugo Leven enamel Fine copper with 2 applications of enamel flower pot. With a spectacular quality. The Probably design by Hugo Leven in Kayser factory. Marked KAYSER on the base. It is under good and original conditions. a few dents for the step of the years. The enamel is under perfect conditions. Their measure is: Tall 8.7" (22 cm). Handle to handle 9.8" (25 cm) This lovely piece would be a must to your collection. J.P. Kayser & Sons, Krefeld, Germany German metalwork form founded in 1885 near Dusseldorf by Jean Kayser. From the mid 1890s they manufactured pewter Jugendstil objects such as ashtrays lamps, beakers, vases, tea and coffee sets best known as 'Kayserzinn'. Their main designer was Hugo Leven, a name to e compared with that of Liberty's main pewter designer, Archibald Knox. Kayserzinn The Rhenish firm “Leuconide Metalware Factory and trading Company J.P Kayser and Son in Krefeld- Bochum was known for its progressive style and was the leading factory of making pewter in the period 1894-1912. The firm’s workshop was situated in Krefeld-Bochum and was under the direction of Jean Kayser. The design studio was set up in Cologne in 1894 by Engelbert Kayser (1840-1911). He was the “father of Kayserzinn”. Among the artist employed full-time in the design studio were: Hugo Leven(1874-19 56), Karl Geyer (1858-1912) Hermann Fauser(1874-1947) Karl Berghof(1881-1967). Another outside designer was Professor Johann Cristian Kroner(1838-1911) a Dusseldorf painter of hunting-scenes The hunting motifs in relief are found on several dishes that were so popular at that time. They were based on his designs. Also a French artist Jean Garnier was the designer of several items.The Kayserzinn firm received generous recognition at home and abroad in a short space of time They received a Gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, another Gold medal at the First Exhibition of Modern Art in Turin 1902 and carried off a similar prize at the German-National-trade Exhibition in Düsseldorf. Finally they received a Gold medal at the ST.Louis Universal Exhibition in 1904(U.S.A) J.P Kayser and Son had around 400 workers in 1898. In 1900, 500 founders alone were working for the firm. At the time of the Paris Exhibition the work-force reached 800 workers After 1904 t was an economic decline ,and after 1906 the staff of the Cologne design-studio was reduced and also the pewter production. The price of pewter was extremely unsteady.The artistic significance of Kayserzinn died with the death of Engelbert Kayser in1911. Kayserzinn object are numbered from the (fictitious) number “4000” onwards and with the word”Kayserzinn” All objects are marked this way ,either in a circular or oval frame,or horizontally. The number ,4000 , was introduced in 1894/5 the last number 4999 was produced in 1925. We reserve the right to relist the item if the payment is not received within 14 days of the end of the auction. I don't accept new users without feedback . Please to contact me before offering . Buyer pays all shipping costs. Shipping costs consult by mail. Insurance is available for all shippings (by Fedex). If buyer decides not to contract an insurance, he asumes all shipping risks. All items are sold "AS IS". All sales final. ANY QUESTIONS OR NEEDS MORE DETAILS OR PICTURES PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US. THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BIDDING read more

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