SUGAR AND CREAMER SET SILVERPLATED REPOUSSE WMFN ART NOUVEAU / JUGENDSTILL

Description

Exquisitely detailed, well preserved, in enviable condition ..
WMFN ART NOUVEAU / JUGENDSTIL   S I L V E R    P L A T E D (*)  REPOUSSE SUGAR AND CREAMER SET W/ GILT INTERIOR
CA. 1930 and hallmarked
W M F N ; Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG, (founded 1853)
- WMFN - the "N" stands for nickel silver; a range of alloys of copper, nickel and zinc
which are silvery in appearance but contain no
silver
.
Its composition varies from 7 to 30 percent
nickel
, the alloy most widely used being 18 percent
nickel silver
(18 percent
nickel
, 62 percent copper, 20 percent zinc).
- The
fraction "I/O" means the normal thickness of silver deposited onto the surface of the base metal.
- The two letter inscription "as" means artificial darkening of the silver surface to a nearly black color, the so-called "antique silver finish".
(*) silver plated in 1978 by reputable English Silversmith
Sugar bowl: length 6.2 in., width (handle to handle 6.6 in. ), diam. bottom 3.1 in., diam. top  2.9 in.
Creamer: length 3.9 in., width (handle to spout) 5.5 in., diam. bottom 2.5 in.,  diam. top 2.3 in.