Rare & Early Export WMF Silver Plated Art Deco Trophy Pedestal Cup C 1900
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:261569 | Product: Trophy Cup |
| Composition: Silver Plate | Style: Art Deco |
| Brand: WMF | Age: 1900-1940 |
This is a really stunning rare, and fine quality early WMF silver plated pedestal cup.
The cup is marked to the base with what I understand to be a WMF export mark dating the cup to around 1900. This predates the more commonly known ostrich mark of WMF, or Wurttembergische Metallwareinfanrik.
This particular mark is rare to find. It consists of the letters W M F in a rectangle, with further marks EP for Electroplate, NS for Nickel Silver.
I further understand that th...ese marks were specifically stamped on hollow ware destined for export to the UK or USA.
There is also a small d stamped to the underside, which I have been unable to identify.
The cup is designed in a style typical of the Art Deco.
The weight of the cup is 205 g, and it is 118 mm tall, and 168 mm from the tip of one handle to the other.
All in all, a very beautiful, impressive, and rare piece of WMF silver plate, which is very much of its period.
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