Silver centrepiece with figure of Victoria, Vienna, 1892–1922
Description
Medium: silver (800 standard)
Weight: 973 g; Dimensions: maximum height 22.3 cm, length 49.7 cm, dish width 17.3 cm, dish length 19.2 cm, foot height 3.3 cm
Hallmarks: Austro-Hungarian silver mark (800‰ standard); maker’s mark “WC” (Würbel & Czokally); Romanian control mark for 800 standard (1955–1990)
Provenance
Private Collection, Romania
Location
Bucharest, Romania
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Description
A large and elaborate centrepiece composed of two shell-shaped dishes arranged laterally and connected by a central support. The structure rises to a sculptural finial representing the goddess Victoria (Nike), accompanied by putti, rendered in ronde-bosse. The ensemble rests on four wire-formed feet, lending visual lightness to the composition.
The dishes are modelled as stylised shells, with radiating ribs and undulating contours, while the overall decorative programme reflects a historicist vocabulary with Rocaille influences. The interplay between sculptural elements and functional components is characteristic of late 19th- to early 20th-century Viennese silver, where centrepieces served both decorative and ceremonial roles.
The hallmarks indicate production in 800 standard silver within the Austro-Hungarian system. The maker’s mark “WC” corresponds to Würbel & Czokally, a Viennese workshop known as supplier to the Imperial Court of Emperor Franz Joseph. A Romanian control mark (1955–1990) attests to later circulation and verification within Romania.
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