Art Deco Jardiniere

Could anyone give me an idea of the age of what appears to be an art deco Jardiniere?

There are initials scratched underneath 'LY/N' but no other markings.

Art Deco by Amanda Horstman posted Jun 30, 2019 at 5:14 PM

I would love to find out more about the history of this item.

Thanks in advance!

 

we need to see it first.....

 

Sorry. Newbie to forums! Can you see it now?

 

Welcome Amanda.
We can see it now, but people will want to see the initials and other views of the item as well, and details.
It is not Art Deco, the style looks late 19th century to me, but it could be of later manufacture.

 

Thanks for your response.

Here are the markings:

Initials by Amanda Horstman posted Jun 30, 2019 at 6:41 PM

Here is a pic of the bottom:

Bottom by Amanda Horstman posted Jun 30, 2019 at 6:42 PM

 

This is unlikely to be a "jardiniere." No jardiniere would have a clear glass insert.

 

That's what I thought, but I have very little experience with jardinieres.

 

Ok so im way off. Any ideas what it is and what kind of metal is it likely to be made from?

 

It was once silver plate. Not for plants, but possibly for cut flowers, although most likely for fruit. I'd agree late 19th and you're lucky to have that nice insert. WMF did stuff like this, but that's not one of their marks. I think it may simply be a stock code or pattern number.

 

Oh ok. But there seem are two different shades of metal. The feet look greyish and the body looks a bit more of a bronze shade. Is that just where some areas are more worn than others?

When you say was 'once' silver plate, does that mean it can't now be polished?

Thanks again for all your help! I'm a complete novice!

 

JMHO. no marks then white or pot metal with surface of EPNS. if alloy has enough copper in, then a direct thin coat of chromium-plating is possible.
what makes it attractive is the intact glass, not the metal. the garlands point towards French Empire.

 

It's attractive but I doubt an oval bowl would be a good shape for fruit? How big is this? The initials could either be a stock number, as mentioned by OBB, perhaps some past owner put their initials on it? It's a beauty.

 

It's probably lost it's plating. anti, these were use for things like grapes, cherries, smaller stuff, not big fruits. Fancy consumption at the end of dinner. Table centres.

 

Thanks, Bear

 

Most welcome!

 

Silver plated brass.
You can still polish it. Use a soft cloth and liquid polish, be sure to wash thoroughly and not leave polish in the crevices. Do a section at a time. Don't try and polish all at once as that gives the polish time to cake in the crevices.

The bowl looks cut. So a nicer piece of glass.
I would call it a centerpiece bowl for fruit or flowers.

The scratched in initials are not a pattern number. Either an owner's initials or a jeweler repair mark. Can you see any repairs to the feet or handles?

 

Hi all.

Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

So I've had a look online and found an almost identical item:

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...-centrepiece-france-circa-1930/id-f_10560803/

Is it likely makers used different materials? Mine has a bronze look to it.

 

Wishful thinking?

 

I look at the brass finish on the one you found and wonder if it has been refinished?

Or -

Antiquers, Is it possible that ::someone:: attempted to polish the metal long ago and by doing so, took off some of the brass finish of Amanda's metal?

I wonder what could cause the online photo to be so "brassy" - could it have been a climate controlled storage since inception and a non-utilitairian existence?