Art Nouveau wine jug.
WMF - Wü rttembergische Metallwarnfabrik, Germany, Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Copper, brass.
Ref. Ostrich in a rhombus, No. 117.
Dim. 40 x 20 x 15 cm.
Good condition.
The elongated, conical body rises on an openwork base and is covered with a hinged cover with a pinnacle. The decorative handle allows the vessel to be lifted. The body is decorated with three horizontal stripes. The lowest one is based on a simple division into identical vertical panels. The middle stripe is smooth, except for two circles on both sides of the vessel. The last part of the body decoration is a frieze made of stylized berry branches.
