WMF Art Nouveau COPPER BRASS CLARET JUG WINE DECANTER

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OUTSTANDING BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE ORIGINAL COPPER & BRASSART NOUVEAU ~ ARTS & CRAFTS ~ JUGENDSTIL CLARET JUG ~ WINE JUG ~ PITCHER WMF (Württembergische Metall Warenfabrik) ~ Ostrich Marked GERMANY 1900s DESCRIPTION Just look at this BEAUTY! HUGE, Absolutly fantastic, vintage, copper & brass original WMF ART NOUVEAU ~ ARTS & CRAFTS ~ JUGENDSTIL CLARET JUG ~ WINE JUG ~ PITCHER ~ DECANTER Made in Germany around 1900.A fantastic original ART NOUVEAU item in typical WMF design. Ostrich marked. Very elegant designed vintage decanter with an absolutly stunning beautiful stylish ART NOUVEAU pattern.--------------------------------------------- WMF in Geistlingen/Steige was founded in 1880 by a Merger of the two Companies Straub & Sohn and A. Ritter & Co. They soon became famous for extremly innovative and stylish JUGENDSTIL metalworks made of brass, copper & silver plate.Growing very fast WMF acquired quite a few further companies such as AK & CIE (Albert Köhler und Cie), Orivit AG from Cologne and the ORION Kunstgewerbliche Metallwarenfabrik.Many famous artists and designers worked for WMF: Hans Peter, Albert Meyer, Rudolf Meyer, Herman Obrist, Albin Müller and last but not least also Peter Behrens.WMF´s company´s trademark in the Jugendstil period was an ostrich. --------------------------------------------- A superb item of ART NOUVEAU read more