Art Nouveau Silver Centerpiece Jardiniere with Glass Insert, Vienna, 1890s

Simple, elegant silver centerpiece in elongated form with vertical walls on four flared feet, the straight long sides slightly protruding and the semi-circular sides overhanging, circumferential openwork band with intersecting circular segments, circumferential beadwork on the upper and lower rim, fluting in the lower area on the inside as a support for the glass container, gilding on the inside. Matching glass insert with curved rim and cut triangles on the sides and base star. Hallmarks: Diana’s head – Vennese official hallmark 1872-1922 for 800 Silver Framed ‘A’ for Vienna Four-sided mark – rubbed, not attributed Total dimensions: hight: 11,5 cm / 4.52 in width: 33,5 cm / 13.18 in depth: 19,0 cm / 7.48 in Silver weight: 477 Grams / 15.33 troy OZ Very well-maintained condition, silver cleaned and polished, glass undamaged. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity

issues arising from misattribution