A modernist inspired silver overlay jug by Friedrich Deusch

Stock Number: – OWA3059

Date: – Circa: 1950

Materials: – Alboth & Kaiser Bavarian/German Porcelain. The silver by Friedrich Deusch, Schwåbisch Gmünd Germany.

Country of Origin: –  Germany

Description: – An interesting asymmetric shaped jug decorated with a stylised floral design in silver overlay upon an atmospheric ground.  The base of the jug has the standard Deusch coffee pot mark and the silver is stamped 1000 to the lower part of the handle.

Size: – The Alka Porcelain jug is 15cm tall

Condition: – The porcelain and silver are in excellent condition without any chips, cracks, losses or restoration. Obvious slight surface scratches to the silver following 70 years of care and cleaning the silver.

History & Marks: –  The Alka porcelain marks are from the period 1938-58. The silver overlay has the standard Deusch Coffee Pot mark to the base and has also 1000 (the purity of the silver) stamped to the lower aspect of the handle.