WMF Plewkiewicz Art Nouveau Decanter Claret Jug, Germany, Circa 1900.
WMF Plewkiewicz Art Nouveau Decanter Claret Jug, Germany, Circa 1900.
Pewter and finely cut original crystal glass.
Marked.
Height: 37.5cm.
This wine jug appears on WMF 1906 catalog, page 137, item number 308 (see images).
Plewkiewicz - The firm "Factory of silver-plated and gilded items Roman Plewkiewicz & Co." was founded in 1886 as a branch of the famous Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik (in English Wurttemberg Metalware Factory) or WMF. First Plewkiewicz performed only the silvering of the base-metal items brought from Germany. Beginning in 1890, R. Plewkiewicz started the production of fashionable silver-plated table ware with coloured glass inlets, including home-made items, which constituted about 15% of total production. The home-made items, as well as pieces imported from Germany and silver-plated in Warsaw, were marked similarly. As a result, the R. Plewkiewicz foundry experienced a quick growth particularly, due to a well-organized net of travelling salesmen. In 1900, after the retirement of Roman Plewkiewicz, the firm was transformed to joint-stock company, which survived until the beginning of World War I.
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WMF Plewkiewicz Art Nouveau Decanter Claret Jug, Germany, Circa 1900.
Pewter and finely cut original crystal glass.
Marked.
Height: 37.5cm.
This wine jug appears on WMF 1906 catalog, page 137, item number 308 (see images).
Plewkiewicz - The firm "Factory of silver-plated and gilded items Roman Plewkiewicz & Co." was founded in 1886 as a branch of the famous Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik (in English Wurttemberg Metalware Factory) or WMF. First Plewkiewicz performed only the silvering of the base-metal items brought from Germany. Beginning in 1890, R. Plewkiewicz started the production of fashionable silver-plated table ware with coloured glass inlets, including home-made items, which constituted about 15% of total production. The home-made items, as well as pieces imported from Germany and silver-plated in Warsaw, were marked similarly. As a result, the R. Plewkiewicz foundry experienced a quick growth particularly, due to a well-organized net of travelling salesmen. In 1900, after the retirement of Roman Plewkiewicz, the firm was transformed to joint-stock company, which survived until the beginning of World War I.