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ANTIQUE #SA1128884

Art Deco 2 Handled Champagne Or Wine Cooler In Silver Plate By Wmf

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Art Deco 2 handled Champagne or Wine Cooler in Silver plate by WMF. In this the 100th birthday of Art Deco a stunning Art Deco silver plate piece by WMF. The top decorated with a repeating,  repoussee Celtic Knot design linked by single diamond shapes. The top flares gently outward and is underlined with three lines. Marked to base WMF with Ostrich mark with a G and OX I/O and R. German c 1920. In good used condition – light wear to the underside of the cooler.
 
22.5cm tall 20cm diameter27.5 diameter including the handles
 
Art Deco was named after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris in 1925. It was the successor to and a reaction against art nouveau. Seen in furniture, pottery, textiles, jewellery, and glass it was also a notable style of cinema and hotel architecture.
 
Its chief difference from art nouveau is the influence of cubism which gives art deco design generally a more fragmented, geometric character. However, imagery based...
Antique SA1128884 shown on this page was made in 1920. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1920
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Solo Antiques
Solo Antiques are specialist antiques dealers in Art Nouveau, Art Deco sculpture, glass and Arts and Crafts pieces from 1880 to 1935
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United Kingdom
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD