Jugendstil Pewter Pitcher

Jugendstil Pewter Pitcher is an original decorative object realized in the first years of the XX Century . 

Original pewter with braided wood handle.

Made in Germany. 

Good conditions: slightly signs of age. 

Art Nouveau metal object with a domed body and a laced neck with a flared mouth. there is a ducted end with a short tube spout and lid. The handle is curved and is realized with a braided decorated light wood strips. 

The term "Jugendstil" ( Art Nouveau)  dates back to the illustrated cultural journal Jugend  founded by Hirth  at the end of 1895 in Munich,  and can be understood as a countermovement of young artists and artisans to backward-looking historicism,  but also to the soulless understanding of industrialization.  The focus is on new materials, such as concrete or iron, and new construction methods.