Marks Antiques
Mayfair, London
A GERMAN SILVER CENTREPIECE
LAZARUS POSEN Witwe
FRANKFURT ON THE MAIN, CIRCA 1895
Very richly cast and chased, rising from a heavy triform base of scrolls and flowers to a stem modelled in the form of a mermaid attending Neptune, the latter supporting a large cast and pierced shaped oval dish of flowers, trelliswork and spume, gilt interior, complete with detachable electroplate liner
Height 20 1 / 2 in, 52 cmLazarus Posen witwe
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Posen's, one of Germany's largest manufacturing silversmiths in the late 19th/early 20th Century period, was established in Frankfurt by Brendina (née Wetzlar), widow of Lazarus Posen, a retail silversmith of Polish descent. The firm made large quantities of ornamental silver and flatware as well as Judaica. In 1880 Mrs Posen was joined in the running of the business by her son, Jacob L. Posen who, by about 1910, was succeeded by his sons Jacob, Hermann and Moritz.