Cache Pot from Kayserzinn, Germany, 1800s

Cachepot Centerpiece Kayserzinn, Art Nouveau Sculpture, Jugendstil, with shell trend. Germany, End of hundred origin GERMANY Period End of the nineteenth-century brand Kayserzinn The largest Rhinely Pewter factory of the nineteenth century Find its origins in a small family business; In 1813 Johann Peter Kayser was born in Cologne who, after learning the craft of a turner, inaugurated a small foundry in Krefeld in 1851. In 1864, the eldest son of Johann Peter Kayser, Engelbert Kayser, founded the atelier "Kunstgewerbliches Magazin Für Gebrauchs- und Luxuswaren", which offered an overview of German and European contemporary craftsmanship. The brother Jean Kayser, on the other hand, already driving the father's factory since 1874, made the "leuconide - und Metallwarenfabrik J. P. Kayser Sohn" in Krefeld-Bockum in 1885. Of the phase between 1870 and 1890 we do not know much, it is important However, appoint the then existing division between the production of simple consumer goods and the realization of luxury objects. In 1890 Engelbert Kayser decided to take the guide of the factory to unify and coordinate the activity and permanently end the distinction between the two productions. He posed extreme confidence in the artist and Designer Hugo Leven, to whom also financed various study trips in France and England. Atelier Geyer also worked for the atelier, and collaboration between the three men fruty the development of the first collections and the first services and lasted until 1901. This is the phase of floral decorations embossed by Leven .. .. Source Model Cachepot Centerpiece Special materials A similar alloy to pewter but made particularly shiny for antimony presence and probably also of a small percentage of silver size 38.5 x 22.5 x H 13 cm Perfect conditions. Evaluate through attached photos.