Large Vintage Starburst W M F Ikora Footed Console Bowl

This Old elegant German Silver Plate piece has a 12-1/2" diameter and sits on three round silver legs. It has a brushed swirled satin finish and contrasting smooth finish. Original stickers on the bottom that contains numbers 6553. Made in Germany by WMF (Wuerttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik AG, Geislingen). A bit od WMF history:___during the first world war, Hugo Debach, who would later become director-general of WMF, took the initiative in having experiments conducted in chemical and thermal tinting of metals. Shortly before 1927 he founded the Neue Kunstgewerbliche Abteilung (NKA: New Division for the Applied Arts) at WMF for upgrading metals. The brilliant colors and the boundless possibilities for design arising from this new technique met with resounding success at the time. Now pieces of Ikora metalwork by WMF are coveted as valuable collectors' items. The name "Ikora," borrowed from a plant with brilliantly-hued flowers endemic to South-east Asia and sacred to the goddess Ixora, was designed to express the costly and exclusive quality of this line in metal products. VERY GOOD CONDITION for it's age has some scratches due to use as seen in the pictures.