Important WMF Art Nouveau Silver Tea Set Four Pieces c1900

  

Exquisite Art Nouveau Four Piece Silver Plate Tea Set with Tray by WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Geislingen Germany). All Pieces are in Excellent Original Condition. Not polished, with a scattered light patina and one visible scratch on the surface of the tray. (Please see photos) Made of silver plated pewter with lovely floral Art Nouveau/Jugendstil design on all pieces. The set includes the tea pot, sugar bowl, creamer, and petal-shaped tray.

The teapot is hallmarked with the WMF ostrich mark, B, 1/0, as. The sugar bowl and creamer are hallmarked with the WMF ostrich mark, B, 1/0, OX. The B at the end of the normal WMF stamp stands for Britannia base metal. This stamp was used as early as 1880 until about 1918 and is considered to be rare. Measurements: Tray is 14" across as its widest point and 9" at its narrowest; The teapot is 7.5" high including the finial on the lid and measures 7" from handle to spout; the creamer is 4" tall at the spout and measures 3" from handle to spout; the sugar bowl is 3" high at the handles with a 2.25" opening.

Please note that at some point in the set's long history the pieces have had lightly engraved identification numbers, which could be polished out.