Vienna Secession, Gisela von Falke Covered Box c. 1905More Information
Vienna Secession, Gisela von Falke Covered Box c. 1905
GISELA VON FALKE (b. 1874) Austria
BERNDORFER METALLWARENFABRIK Berndorf, Austria
Covered box c. 1905
Hand hammered silver-plated box with a stylized floral motif and a riveted buttress handle design, mint green suede interior
Marks: Kayser (in a rectangular box with an arch encircling an eagle above)
For more information on Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik see: Blühender Jugendstil – Österreich (Art Nouveau in Blossom – Austria), Firmen und Marken (Companies and Marks), Waltraud Neuwirth, II (Vienna: Selbstverlag Neuwirth, 1991), p. 221; Metallkunst, Kunst vom Jugendstil zur Moderne (1889-1939), Karl H. Bröhan (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1990) pp. 20-44.
Mathilde Augé / Ely Vial Limoges French Art Nouveau Eucalyptus vase c. 1900
MATHILDE AUGÉ France
ELY VIAL France
Eucalyptus vase c. 1900
Colored enamels on copper with foil-backing depicting eucalyptus berries and leaves, gilt details
Signed: MA (artist’s monogram)
For more information see: The Paris Salons 1895-1914 Jewellery, Vol. I: Alastair Duncan (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1994), p. 44; The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Objets d’Art et Metalwork, Vol. 5, Alastair Duncan (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1994) p. 58; 1900, Philippe Thiébaut et al., exhib. cat. (Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2000), p. 256.
Paul Brandt, Paris Art Deco “Zig Zag” cigarette case in sterling with champlevé black enamel zig zags on both sides of the case, signed: S A M initials in a triangle French maker’s poincon, French Boar’s head Paris silver assay mark for small objects (2x), London import mark with a London Zodiac sign of Leo (3x), .925 (silver standard) (4x) and the London letter M date mark for 1927 (3x), no. 18347 (2x), British touchmark of a G and an F in a rectangle, C.B.F initials and the date 7-1928 (script engraving), c.1925
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