Hugo Meinhardt large Art Nouveau vase circa 1900, signed on the wall H. Meinhardt, maker probably Metallwarenfabrik Franz Xaver Dautzenberg Krefeld, silver-plated metal, large vase standing on curved bands merging to form a stand at the bottom, the wall decorated with semi-plasticised Art Nouveau girls and putti, decorated with water lily blossoms and leaves and curved leafy tendrils, removable insert for a solifleur, good original condition with normal signs of age and use, h 67 cm.

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