Rare Art Nouveau Jugendstil Oil

Here for sell an antique Art Nouveau Jugendstil Oil and Vinegar Serving Set Made by WMF, Germany, circa beginning of 20th century, made of silver-plated brass, decorated in the style of the period with plantation motifs, two matching glass bottles (apparently not original). Marked. Height: 27 cm, width: 23 cm. Some Slight curvature of the handle, Patina. Please examine the photos above. VIisit our store to have a look on more items we have listed. *** WMF was originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer and was opened as a metal repairing workshop. Through mergers and acquisitions, by 1900 they were the world's largest producer and exporter of household metalware, mainly in the Jugendstil, or Art Nouveau style, designed in the WMF Art Studio under Albert Mayer, sculptor and designer, who was director from 1884 to 1914. In 1900, WMF acquired Albert Köhler's famous Austrian metalwork company AK & CIE, who produced and distributed WMF items under their mark to the Austria-Hungarian market until about 1914. WMF purchased Orivit AG, a company known for its Jugendstil pewter in 1905, followed a year later by the purchase of the Orion Kunstgewerbliche Metallwarenfabrik, another German metalware company. WMF continued to use the goods from the acquired companies on their own markets, and conversely, they produced and distributed their objects under their acquired companies brands.