WMF / Geislingen - Art Nouveau Jugendstil five-piece tea and coffee set on tray - Kaffee- und Teeservice (5) - variation of 105 - Versilbert

Superb early 20th century WMF / Geislingen coffee and tea set with tray, variation of model no. 150, circa 1905. Silver plated metal, comprising: coffee pot, tea pot, milk jug, sugar bowl with cover and a large twin-handled tray.

Each piece decorated in shallow relief with stylised floral moulded design and trailing ivy leaves and berries. The corners of the tray are fashioned in the form of large flower bulbs.

Literature:
"Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, English Catalogue 1906 with introduction by Graham Dry"
Antique Collectors' Club, 1990, p. 217 (similar form illustrated)

Maker: WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) / Geislingen
Origin: Germany
Date: c. 1905
Model: variation of № 105

1944 g
Tray - 1.5 cm tall, 41 x 24 cm overall, 27 x 19 cm serving area
Teapot - 16 cm tall, 16 cm spout to handle, 11 cm across the widest point
Coffeepot - 19 cm tall, 16 cm spout to handle, 10 cm across the widest point
Sugar bowl - 10 cm tall to lid, 7 cm tall to rim, 13 cm across the handles, 9 cm across the widest point
Milk jug - 8 cm tall, 10 cm spout to handle, 7.5 cm across the widest point

Condition
Excellent antique condition overall. Some light wear to silvering and scuffing appropriate to age and use; some "bubbling" to silvering on coffeepot, teapot and creamer
Tray - tiny dings and scratches
Coffeepot - small dent to body near spout; shallow depression near base; some bubbling to silvering
Teapot - soldering to lid hinge; tiny nicks to silvering along the edge of the rim; hairline split to upper bone insulator; dark marks to base
Creamer - small dark mark inside

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