Date & Origin
Geislingen an der Steige, Germany, c1910.
Condition
Excellent, age related wear as shown, some wear to the silver plating.
Dimensions
Height: 27.8cm Diameter: 21.7cm from handle to spout.
Weight
980 grams
Technical Description
A WMF art nouveau silver plate coffee pot. The body is hexagonal with cast floral decoration. The handle is organic in style continuing the theme, a hinged lid with further cast decoration covers the top. The piece is supported by six scroll feet and is marked below as follows; Ostrich mark and WMF G within a rhombus inside a hatched square. Donating the origin of the piece. ‘B’ = Britannia metal base, ‘I/O’ = Regular silver coating ‘AS’ = Antique silver finish.
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time the ‘DELAG’ Zeppelin dirigible, Deutschland, made the first commercial passenger flight from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf. A nine hour flight.
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