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.
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