Dutch Arts & Crafts, Silver Plated Water Pitcher, 1900s

Description

Dutch Arts & Crafts
Silver Plated
Water Pitcher
1900s
Probably Dutch. Lavishly designed in the style of Arts & Crafts / Art Nouveau, this outstanding hand-made, hammered silver-plated water pitcher was obviously crafted by a highly skilled silversmith. The hallmark on the bottom looks like a mill, surrounded by two smoking pipes on both sides facing opposite directions. There is also a (model) number - 3030.
Excellent original condition with no dents, scratches or monograms. All the details are clear, with no removals, repairs or alterations. The pitcher has the soft, warm, original finish, with no buffing or machine polishing.
Dimensions:
Height: 8 1/4 inches
Width: 9 1/2 inches
Depth: 6 inches
The Arts and Crafts Movement
The Arts and Crafts movement emerged during the late Victorian period in England, the most industrialized country in the world at that time. Anxieties about industrial life
fueled a positive revaluation of hand-craftsmanship and pre-capitalist forms of culture and society. Arts and Crafts designers sought to improve standards of decorative design, believed to be debased by mechanization; and to create environment,
in which beautiful and fine workmanship governed.
The Arts and Crafts movement did not promote a particular style, but it did advocate reform as part of its philosophy and instigated a critique of industrial labor; as modern machines replaced workers, Arts and Crafts proponents called for an end to the division of labor and advanced the designer as artisan.
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