.: Art Nouveau Glass Pitcher :.

Just a very nice Art Nouveau etched glass pitcher that we've found recently at the Bamberg Antique Market. It's about 8" tall, in nearly perfect condition, not marked.

.: French Modernist Desk Lamp by COTNA :.

Ca. 1930-40. Small Art deco desk lamp with an alarm clock in very good condition. The shade is adjustable, the body is made out of bakelite, the clock works on 200-240v.

.: Droste's Cacao Tin from The Netherlands:.

 

The Droste effect — known as mise en abyme in — is the effect of a picture appearing within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear (wikipedia). The effect is named after the image on the tins and boxes of Droste cacao powder, one of the main dutch brands, which displayed a nurse carrying a serving tray with a cup of hot chocolate and a box with the same image. This image, introduced in 1904 and maintained for decades with slight variations, became a household notion.

.: Art Deco Smokers Set by Ronson, c.1935 :.

Ronson cigarette box set with cedar lined double cigarette boxes in cream and tortoise shell enamel. An 'Octette' Touch-Tip-Lighter is placed in center.

The Ronson Touch-Tip Lighter Mechanism was patented in 1935 by Louis V. Aronson. The no. of the patent is 1,986,754. The graphics of the anatomy of the lighter are based on the Ronson Touch-Tip Oval which production started in 1937 in the US. The Urban Cummings book lists 83 Touch Tips, many in various finishes, and all beautiful works of art.

 

 

 

The most popular of the touch-tip range was though the Ronson Octette. The Octette was designed by Ronson`s chief designer at the time, Frederick Kaupman, and it was the first Touch Tip lighter. Made from 1935. Hight 3-5/8" or 92 mm.

This lighter began a very successful era for Ronson T-T series of lighters which pushed out the strike lighters from the market.

 During the years the 'Octette' model changed slightly: at the beginning it was manufactured with a rectangular cover over the flint wheel and a round-shaft wand. Since the 1942 the cover over the flint wheel was half circled and the wand had a square shaft and a tapered cone knob.

source: Table lighters collectors' guide

 

.: ART DECO - Visual Learning Period Design :.

.: Pair of Art Deco Chrome Candle holders :.

Art Deco Chrome Candle holders, called the 'Nelson Candle Spheres'. Globe/Orb shape, each with 3 ball feet in excellent condition, chrome or rhodium over brass and wrought iron.  Marked: "By Nelson, Cranston, R.I., Moat Pat'd". 

Top half removes for easy cleaning, spring load clip inside that holds the candle very well and the ball holds any drips.

.: Silver plated Egg Coddler by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield :.

James Dixon & Sons was one of the major British manufacturers in the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. Business established in 1806 in Silver Street, Sheffield by James Dixon in partnership with a Mr. Smith. The firm became James Dixon & Son (1823), James Dixon & Sons (1835c.) and James Dixon & Sons Ltd in 1920. London showrooms were opened in London (1873), Sydney and Melbourne (1912).

Their registered trade mark since 1879 was a Trumpet with a Banner hanging from it. Although registered in 1879, the "Trumpet with Banner" logo was used for many years before registration and appears on many of their silver plate pieces.

.: Art Nouveau Tea Glass Holder by WMF :.

 

Model 345 by WMF, silver-plated, secessionist style with an etched glass insert, in nearly perfect condition. As the bottle holder it was first displayed in the WMF-section of the book "Art Nouveau Domestic Metal Work" on page 132.

.: Art Nouveau Amphora by Orivit, c. 1900 :.

Pewter Amphora by Orivit of Cologne, c. 1900 (model 2135), 19,5" tall, weighs 5 lbs. Amongst other manufacturers of art nouveau objects for everyday use the German company Orivit of Cologne, founded in 1895, stands out. No other firm produced as many lovely designs in so short a time. The company was founded in 1895 by Ferdinand Hobert Schmitz who had purchased a pre-existing bronze and metal work firm near Cologne, Germany. In 1898 the word Orivit was listed as a trademark referring to a new luxury pewter line and Orivit items won acclaim garnering a gold medal at the Paris World Exposition (1900).

.: Illustrated Cookbook by G.Wiemann, 1910 :.

.: Transitional Art Deco Copper Plate from Carl Deffner :.

After watching the episodes in the excellent documentary in the previous post, we both were quite inspired to find new treasures. This beautiful, floral and geometric copper charger or plant saucer for some quite special flowers, marked Carl Deffner, Esslingen (c. 1910) has design elements of both the Art Nouveau and the Art Deco (Jugendstil) movements, and having inherited his father’s, Carl Ulrich Christian Deffner, metalworks, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen—making of locomotive engines, in 1900 expanded into tableware, the younger Deffner was indeed responsible for many excellent consumer designs that bridged the two styles. Despite operating in a very competitive environment, Deffner continued producing housewares, and industrial products in support of the railroads, until the late 1950s, when elements of the factories were taken over by WMF and Mercedes-Benz.

.: Alphonse Mucha - Art Nouveau Visionary (Trailer) :.

.: Suspension lamp with pressed glass globe by Muller Frères, Lunéville, c.1925 :.

Muller Frères were French glassmakers located in Lunéville, France. They were renowned to produce art nouveau glasworks such as vases and lampshades. The Muller family originally came from Alsace. Some members of the family worked together with Émile Gallé before starting their own business.

.: Art Deco Alarm Clock by DEP :.

.: Happy New Year :.