German Silver and Green Glass Centrepiece Dishes - Art Nouveau Style - Antique Circa 1910

Description

These fine antique German silver and green glass dishes have a circular shaped form onto four bracket style feet, in the Art Nouveau style.

The suite consists of one large dish, with two slightly smaller identical dishes.

The supporting German silver body of each dish is embellished with four panels of embossed and pierced stylised leaf festoon and scrolling leaf decoration, incorporating vacant shaped cartouches.

Each panel is bordered with broad vertical columns accented with a scrolling foliate motif to the nadir.

The shaped rims of these impressive antique green glass dishes are accented with small apical motifs.

Each bracket style foot is ornamented with embossed scroll and stylised leaf decoration on a matte background.

These centrepiece dishes are fitted with plain green glass liners.

The hallmarks struck to the surface of these impressive dishes include:

Maker's mark: Posen (Lazarus Posen)

Silver quality/purity mark: .800 (800/1000)

National mark: Crescent moon and crown

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