Description
WMF/G Stamped Running Ostrich in Partly-dashed Rhombus Arch Mark
From our Collectables category, we are thrilled to offer to the market this rare example Art Deco Rally Car Desk Compendium by WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik). The Desk Compendium comprises of a beautifully cast period silver plated pewter Rally car ( likely modelled on the Mercedes 28/95 or 37/90) with a driver and co-driver sat upon a raised plinth base with loral wreath detailed front pen tray. Hidden within the rally car is the original partitioned stamp tray in the bonnet (hood) and the original glass inkwell in the boot (trunk), both enclosed underneath the relevant lids. To the bonnet of the rally car there is an engraving which reads “On To The Centenary” which refers to the next milestone being a century or 100 year anniversary. The pen tray of the Desk Compendium has been engraved with three different engravings. From left to right the engravings read “Presented by the Members of the Young Zorastrian C. Club” (later Zoroastrian), Diamond Jubilee Slow and Steady 1928 with the Young Zorastrian C. Club Monogram (YZCC) and “To the President Mr. M. P. Bharucha In Appreciation of his Valuable Services.” To the right edge of the base there is the WMF Ostrich hallmark used between circa 1910 – 1928 and the letter H. The Art Deco Rally Car Desk Compendium WMF dates to the prolific Art Deco period circa 1928.
Reference
The Young Zoroastrian Cricket Club (YZCC) was a prominent cricket club in India, particularly associated with the Parsi cricket community in Bombay (now Mumbai). The Parsi’s were pioneers of Indian cricket, being the first Indian community to take up the sport during British rule and the Young Zoroastrian Cricket Club was one of the early Parsi cricket clubs who played a significant role in developing the sport within the community. The club was active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, competing against other local teams and taking part in prestigious tournaments like the Bombay Quadrangular (which later evolved into the Bombay Pentangular). The YZCC was part of the Parsi cricket movement, which led to the community’s famous matches against European teams, including the Bombay Gymkhana and other British-dominated clubs. Several notable Parsi cricketers who played for India and domestic teams were associated with YZCC and the club contributed players to the famous Parsee XI, which toured England in 1886 and 1888, marking India’s earliest international cricket exposure.
Literature
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik Geislingen-Steige Musterbuch 1920 > page 166 > Inkstands > Nr. 23970 früher Nr. 196 (Württembergische Metal Goods Factory Geislingen-Steige Pattern Book 1920)
WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik)
is a German tableware manufacturer which was founded in 1853 by Daniel Straub in Geislingen an der Steige a town in Southern Germany. WMF was originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer and was opened as a metal repairing workshop. Through mergers and acquisitions, by 1900 they were the world’s largest producer and exporter of household metalware, mainly in the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) style, designed in the WMF Art Studio under Albert Mayer, sculptor and designer, who was director from 1884 to 1914.
Diamond Jubilee
is a celebration of a 60th or 75th anniversary and it is used to mark a significant event or the founding of an institution
ART DECO
is a style of visual arts, architecture and product design that first appeared in France just before World War I. It flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look.
Pewter
Pewter is a malleable, silver-colored alloy of tin and other metals. It’s been used for thousands of years to make decorative objects and is typically made from 85–95% tin, 5–10% antimony, and 2% copper. WMF mass-produce pewter items and distributed worldwide between 1895-1910, the market was dominated by WMF in the production of artistic domestic metalware.
MEASUREMENTS
16.5cm High x 38cm Wide x 24cm Deep (6.5 x 15 x 9.45 Inches)
CONDITION
Very Good – minimal plate wear
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