Wmf German Art Deco Round Silver Plated Box 1910s

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WMF German Art Deco Round Silver Plated Box with Lid.
A small Art Deco delicate silver plated box with nice … Read more WMF German Art Deco Round Silver Plated Box with Lid.
A small Art Deco delicate silver plated box with nice details. Made in Germany.
Silver-plated Art Deco WMF box with original glass bowl.
Silver-plated Art Deco round box featuring a geometric cross design on the lid and greek Art Deco pattern around it.
Box in cylindrical shape with a flat base and top.
All are marked on the base.
This one comes with the original glass insert which is very rare to find!
Made by WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) workshop in Germany around 1910 - 1925.
Hallmarked: OX-WMF -I/0. Marked with running ostrich and the inscription WMF/G, also 'OX' meaning oxidized silver and 'I/O' meaning normal silver-plate thickness.
DIMENSIONS: Height: 2.38 in (6.05 cm) Diameter: 3.38 in (8.59 cm)
Condition: good, the silver-plate is worn on the lid as you can notice on the photos.
Made in Germany Circa 1910.

ABOUT: WMF - Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik: History

In 1853, Daniel Straub, a miller from Geislingen, partnered with the Schweizer brothers to establish "Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer" in Geislingen. This was Straub's second venture; in 1850, he had founded Maschinenfabrik Geislingen from a small repair workshop he had created while working on Geislingen's renowned railway incline. This company primarily manufactured mill turbines and conducted business across Europe.
By 1862, the young company had already made a mark by winning a gold medal at the World Exhibition in London. In 1866, after the departure of Louis and Friedrich Schweizer, the company was renamed "Straub & Sohn" (Straub & Son). The company showroom, established in Berlin in 1868, gradually evolved into its first retail outlet. By 1871, the company employed 60 workers. By 1880, the workforce had grown to about 200, and the company was producing 960 different items.
In 1880, Straub & Sohn merged with "Ritter & Co." from Esslingen to form a public limited company named Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik. At the time of the merger, Ritter & Co.'s Esslingen factory was already utilizing the electroplating method of silver plating and had more modern production facilities, while Straub's company was the more profitable of the two. See less