Art Nouveau Sweet Basket In Solid Silver 800 Thousandths And Blue Crystal

Art nouveau sweets basket in sterling silver 800 thousandths and blue crystal

Elegant Art Nouveau-style sweet basket, resting on a fine 800-thousandth solid silver frame, adorned with superb stylized female figures. The women's faces, treated in a typically naturalistic, vegetalized spirit, are set against a flowing decor of flowers and sinuous lines characteristic of the Art Nouveau movement of the late 19th - early 20th century.

The finely crafted mount frames a magnificent original cobalt-blue crystal vessel, whose depth of color contrasts beautifully with the brilliance of the silver. The movable handle contributes to the overall elegance of the piece and gives it a particularly decorative silhouette.

The set bears an Austro-Hungarian import hallmark of 1903 for the 800 thousandth silver, bringing additional interest to this refined piece representative of the decorative arts of the Viennese Secession and Central European Art Nouveau.

This type of object was intended for the presentation of sweets, mignardises or table sweets. Today, it is a particularly attractive collector's item, as much for the goldsmith's enthusiast as for an elegant and refined decor.

This type of object was designed to display sweets, mignardises or table sweets.

Features:

• Era: Art Nouveau, circa 1903
• Origin: Austro-Hungarian
• Material: solid silver 800 thousandths and blue crystal
• Austro-Hungarian import hallmark of 1903
• Original cobalt-blue crystal
• Decoration of female figures and stylized floral motifs
• Movable handle
• Silver mounting weight: 122 g
• Height: 23 cm
• Diameter: 10 cm
• Very good overall condition