WMF copper kettle on ‘architectural’ stand, wicker handle & original toned patination, Arts & Crafts, c. 1905
$565.00 AUD
Fine quality WMF Jungendstil copper kettle on stand with burner, the hand-beaten globular body with straight spout & hinged overhead handle with original wicker binding; the architectural stand with four flattened tapered columns with angular struts to the top, an internal stretcher with circle to support the removable burner, itself a work of art with screw thread adjuster.
Original patinated surface remains, with areas of a pleasant reddish blush tone.
Impressed mark to both ‘WMF’,
Circa 1905
Condition: Good condition with some dents to body, cane excellent, displays well.
This beautiful piece exemplifies the spirit of the Jugendstil (‘youthful-style) Movement in Germany, and the way it borrowed from the English ‘Arts & Crafts’ movement of the 1880’s-90’s. The kettle is classic ‘Arts & Crafts’ as seen in England in the 1880’s-90’s, while the architectural stand has the theatrics of the emerging German style. The original surface is particularly rare and pleasing, and could have easily been lost to an enthusiastic cleaner at any time….
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