A WMF LEMONADE (or Iced Water) JUG
The central tube was to contain ice to keep the lemonade (or iced water) cool.
This has a height of 35cms from table to top of the finial on the lid ( more than 13 ½ inches).
The base has a diameter of 18 cms (over 7 inches)
The inner tube shown below has a length of 22.5cms ( just under 9 inches).
So when full – clearly a piece for the servants to carry!
The English catalogue for 1906 of WMF put this piece under the header for -
“Water Bottles, Jugs & Services” (quoted as number 84) and this illustration is shown below for your
interest after the website photos of the piece shown above and below - both in full and in its’
component parts - and with 105 or more years of wear.
You can just about read the WMF identification on the second mark of the four shown below….
The following and many more
illustrations can also be seen in –
Art Nouveau
Domestic Metalwork
From - Wurttmbergische Mettallwarenfabrik
The English catalogue 1906
An introduction by Graham Dry – published by the – Antique
Collectors’ Club ISBN 1 85149 510 X