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.