WMF
Ikora silver plated and black enamel vase. Black
stripes in the decor are enamel. You can find this piece in a WMF
Ikora catalog dated about 1934. Signed with the manufacturer's mark
(tower mark) and Ikora Silverplate Germany.
In fair but used condition. Some abrasions on the surface commensurate with age and use along with slight dent in rim. Please see photos.
From my opinion with the aging may affect value, it does not affect how cool it looks and it may enhance it.
Measurements: Height: 12 inches | Body Diameter: about 8 inches / Base Diameter: 5 inches
Literature | Carlo Burschel, WMF Ikora Metalwork, Stuttgart, 2006, p. 71, 221, 231
WMF |
WMF (Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik), originally founded in 1853 in Geislingen an der Steige, Germany. In 1880 there was an amalgamation of Straub & Sohn and A Ritter & Co. and the factory became famous for domestic and art metalware. The decorative pieces of WMF are highly sought after today and are prized by collectors throughout the world. WMF metal-object designers (a selection):Breuhaus de Groth, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Gerda Conitz, Karl Wiedmann, Kurt Radtke, Richard Riemerschmid, Paul Haustein and his students Karl Kohnle, Rudolf Rieger, Karl Holzinger and Wolfgang Tumpel. Ikora Metalwork by WMF from the 1920s to the 1960s.