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Wolfers Frères – Pierced Jardinière / Flower Holder, Silver 800, Brussels 1924–1942Neo-Classical Style · Silver 800 · Wolfers Frères, Brussels · Seller's Mark Krischer, Düsseldorf

A jardinière / flower holder in sterling silver 800 with original silver-plated brass liner, designed and executed by Wolfers Frères in Brussels between 1924 and 1942. The flared body is articulated in three registers: a lower zone of lancet leaves in strong relief (palmettes), a middle zone of pierced pointed-arch arcading, and an upper border of pierced diamond-lattice — all resting on a circular foot with two rope-twist mouldings and rosette appliqués. Original silver-plated brass liner. Hallmarks: Wolfers Frères firm mark (1924–1942), silver 800, seller's mark Krischer in a cartouche (Düsseldorf).

Dimensions: height 13.5 cm · upper rim diameter 18.7 cm · foot diameter 12.4 cm · Weight: 828 g (without liner).

Wolfers Frères, founded in Brussels in 1850 and silversmith to the royal court of Belgium, is one of the most prestigious silversmithing houses in Europe. The Krischer house in Düsseldorf was one of the principal German retailers of Wolfers Frères production, whose seller's mark appears consistently on pieces of the period.

Works by Wolfers Frères are held in the collections of the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels — within the reconstructed interior of the Wolfers Frères boutique designed by Victor Horta (1909–1912) — as well as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

• Height: 13.5 cm · Upper rim diameter: 18.7 cm · Foot diameter: 12.4 cm
• Weight: 828 g (without liner)
• Material: silver 800 · original silver-plated brass liner
• Hallmarks: Wolfers Frères mark (1924–1942) · silver 800 · seller's mark Krischer, Düsseldorf
• Production: Wolfers Frères, Brussels, 1924–1942
• Literature: Pandora, The Wolfers Dynasty: From Art Nouveau to Art Deco · Orfèvrerie au Poinçon de Bruxelles, 1979
• Condition: very good

Seen in museums — available to you.

Available for viewing by appointment at our Düsseldorf gallery.

Keywords integrated: Wolfers Frères, silver jardinière Brussels, pierced flower holder, silver 800, Belgian neo-classical, Krischer Düsseldorf, Musées Royaux Brussels, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Metropolitan Museum New York