WMF (WÜRTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWAREN FABRIK)
ART NOUVEAU EMBOSSED SILVER PLATED VISITING CARD TRAY, CIRCA 1905
£450
Auction: 31 October 2018 at 11:00 GMT
Description
of oval outline, depicting the profile of a lady amongst bramble bushes, stamped factory marks WMF, 39cm wide; together with a WMF EMBOSSED PEWTER VISITING CARD TRAY, depicting the profiles of a young couple, marked 196/ B/ WMF G/ OX, 27.5cm wide (2)
Footnote
Literature: 'Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik: The English Catalogue 1906', Antiques Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1990, pp. 169-170, where both examples are illustrated and listed as model nos. 208 and 196.