German Art Nouveau bucket Sektkühler by ORIVIT Start Price USD 699.00 Current Price USD 699.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 28, 2008 End Time Friday, December 05, 2008 Location Aeuja See more about 'German Art Nouveau bucket Sektkühler by ORIVIT' Description öööArt Nouveauööö   German Art Nouveau bucket, silverplated, made by ORIVIT  unique style and design   Marks: "ORIVIT" 2069   condition: very good, silverplate renewed   22 cm high, upper diameter 25 cm   with your offer you accept our conditions of use     The ORIVIT – AG  was founded in 1894 as “Rheinische Broncegieserei fur Kleinplastiken ”  in Koln-Ehrenfeld by Wilhelm Ferdinand Hubert Schmitz (1863-1939 ). From 1896 they began with the making of luxury items the so called ORIVIT metal (89,85% pewter 7,9 % antimony 1,9 % copper 0,12 % silver ) In 1900 the factory changed its name to ”ORIVIT –AG fur Kunsthandwerkliche Metalwarenfabrikation” .In 1901/02 they built a new factory in Köln- Braunfels  The factory has won several prizes: in Paris the gold medal at the world exhibition of 1900, in Dusseldorf in 1902 at the” Industrial Design Exhibition” And at the exhibition in St Louis (USA) 1904  they won 2 Grand Prix prizes and 1 gold medal. In 1905 the total financial collapse was a fact and the “Wurttembergische Metalwaren Fabrik” (WMF) bought  ORIVIT . They produced items with the name ORIVIT until 1914.     ööö Jugendstil  ööö   Champagner- / Flaschenkühler, versilbert, aus dem Jugendstil von der Firma ORIVIT   einmalige Formgebung und stilisiertes Rankendesign   ein museales Stück   Gravur:  CP   Punzierung: "ORIVIT" 2069   Zustand:  einwandfrei, nachversilbert   Höhe:22 cm, oberer Durchmesser 25 cm   mit der Abgabe eine Gebotes akzeptieren sie unsere allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen (AGB's)         Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!