Orivit.com

<body> <body bgproperties="fixed" bgcolor="#000000" link="#FF0000" alink="#FF9999" vlink="#FF9999"> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="5"> Please turn on frames for full content including historical information as well as resources for buyers and sellers. <hr> <hr> <h2>Historical Context</h2> <hr> <hr> <font color="#ffffff" size="4"> Reacting to the spectre of plentiful machine made goods of the industrial revolution the Englishman William Morris emphasized the craftsmanship of the individual, strongly influencing the arts and crafts movement both at home as well as in the US (see article on <a href="http://nhcs.k12.in.us/staff/pbortka/Rookwood/manufacturingpractice.html" target="_blank"> "Manufacturing Practices of the Late 19th Century"</a>). By contrast on the continent, however, the Germanic sister to art nouveau, termed jugendstil (after the popular style of the design magazine Jugend) was evidently less concerned with the purity of every object.The jugendstil movement instead embraced factory made goods and emphasized mass produced objects incorporating floriform and other organic shapes. By virtue of the method of their production these goods must have been among the first affordable simultaneously artful and practical items for everyday use to find their way into the homes of the new middle class. <br> <br> Designs from this period share in common a concern for the beauty of nature including especially the female form and those of flowering plants. Also often represented are the sinuous or whiplash curves taken from vines. <br><br> Amongst other manufacturers of art nouveau objects for everyday use the German company Orivit of Cologne, founded in 1895, stands out. No other firm produced as many lovely designs in so short a time. The company was founded in 1895 by Ferdinand Hobert Schmitz who had purchased a pre-existing bronze and metal work firm near Cologne, Germany. In 1898 the word Orivit was listed as a trademark referring to a new luxury pewter line and Orivit items won acclaim garnering a gold medal at the Paris World Exposition of 1900. In 1900 the name of Schmitz's firm was changed to Orivit. The firm employed the revolutionary Huber press which evidently allowed metal to be pressed into the desired form using a highly pressurized system. <br><br> Both Hermann Gradl and Georges Charles Coudray are known to have designed pieces for Orivit. Theo Blum, Georg Graseggar, Walter Scherf, Vicor Heinrich Seifert, and Johann Christian Kroner are also known to have been associated with the company.<br><br> Orivit products were produced for domestic trade in Germany and sold abroad. In England Orivit was sold by the famous firm Liberty and objects marked "made in Germany" likely made their way into customers' hands in this way. (see <a href="http://www.fcrgallery.com/articles.htm#article1" target="_blank">FCR article </a> by Paul Carter Robinson) <br> <br> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="5"> <hr> <hr> <h2>Design Motifs</h2> <hr> <hr> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"> Several design elements continue throughout the pre-WMF Orivit line:<br><br> <b>I. Five Petalled Flower:</b><br> 2173-2177, 2189, 2190, 2191, 2205, 2215, 2261,2276, 2582<br> <br> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 1_1.jpg" height="70"> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 1_2-2.jpg" height="70"><br> <br> <b>II. Elongated Berry:</b><br> 2225, 2237, 2238, 2279, 2525-2528, 2536, 2544<br> <br> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 2_1.jpg" height="70"> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 2_2.jpg" height="70"> <br> <br> <b>III. Branching Roots:</b> <br> 2142, 2219, 2328 <br> <br> <b>IV. Whiplash:</b> <br> 2192, 2198, 2199, 2325, 2575, 2576 <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 4_2.jpg" height="70"> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 4_1.jpg" height="70"> <br> <br> <b>V. Femme Floreale:</b> <br> 2205, 2210, 2211, 2235, 2254, 2280, 2338 (see Bayerisches National Museum link), 2341, 2568, 2569, 2586, 2634 <br> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 5_1.jpg" height="70"> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 5_2.jpg" height="70"> <img src="framestest3_data/Motif 5_3.jpg" height="70"> <br> <br> <b>VI. Grain:</b> <br> 2091, 2094, 2195, 2300 <br> <br> Repeated designs, for instance the elongated berry or five petalled flower, were likely intended to allow the customer to purchase matching sets for the home. It is possible that such items may have been fashioned by the same designer. <hr> <hr> <h2>Selected items produced by Orivit, arranged by model number</h2> <hr> <hr> </font> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"> <table> <tbody> <table> <tr> <td><h3> 2025 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/en/gallery/metal/orivit/data/00413/index.html" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2025.jpg" alt="Orivit 2025" height="300"> </a> </td> <td><h3> 2025 Designhandlung Gallery</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.designhandlung.de/" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2025_2.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td></tr> </table> <tr> <td><h3> 2038 Cherub Antiques</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.trocadero.com/cherubgallery/items/505996/item505996store.html#item" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2038.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2078 Titus Omega</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit-floral-vase.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2078.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2117 Titus Omega</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit%20Pewter%20Mirror.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2117.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2182 Style Gallery</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.styleantiques.co.uk/zoompages/86534.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2182.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="2190" id="2190"> 2190 </h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2190.jpg" alt="Orivit 2190" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2191 Zanida</h3> <h3> (sold via Ebay Mar-21-06)</h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2191.jpg" height="300"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="2199" id="2199"> 2199 </h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2199_example_2.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2201 </h3> <h3> Uranium glass on Orivit mounting</h3> <h3> Marked "Orivit" 2201 Germany </h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2201_2.jpg" alt="Orivit 2201" height="300"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="2205" id="2205"> 2205 </h3></a> <img src="framestest2_data/2205_img_1.JPG" height="300"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="2211" id="2211"> 2211 Style Gallery</h3></a> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.styleantiques.co.uk/zoompages/6650.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2211.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="2237" id="2237"> 2237</h3> <h3> (for sale via Ebay Sep-04-06 13:38:26 PDT)</h3> <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2123511&mpre=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26ih%3D01http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26ih%3D017%26item%3D270022547415%26rd%3D1%26sspagename%3DSTRK%253AMEWA%253AIT%26rd%3D1" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2237.jpg" alt="Orivit 2237" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="2276" id="2276"> 2276 </h3></a> <img src="framestest2_data/2276.jpg" alt="Orivit 2276" height="300"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2284 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2284.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2290 </h3> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7363523135&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2290.jpg" border="0" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2319 Titus Omega</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit_biscuit_barrell.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2319.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2369 Style Gallery</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.styleantiques.co.uk/zoompages/4103.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2369.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2387 von Zezschwitz auctions </h3> <a href="http://www.von-zezschwitz.de/detail.php?id=22&chapter=2&objectid=11083" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2387.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> </tr> <table> <h3> 2388,2389,2390,2391,2392 Titus Omega</h3> <h3> (set for sale with 2392-tray)</h3> <tr> <td> <h3> 2388</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit%20Tea%20set.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2388.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> <td> <h3> 2389</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit%20Tea%20set.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2389.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2390</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit%20Tea%20set.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2390.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> <td><h3> 2391</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit%20Tea%20set.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2391.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> </tr> </table> <tr> <td><h3> 2411 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/en/gallery/metal/orivit/data/00412/index.html" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2411.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2432 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2432.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2456</h3> <h3> (sold via Ebay Aug-13-06 12:58:50 PDT)</h3> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300015120282&ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/300015120282_W0QQfromZR40QQfviZ1" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2456.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2464 </h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2464.jpg" height="300" width="330"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2499 Zanida </h3> <h3> (sold via Ebay Mar-21-06)</h3> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Orivit-art-nouveau-jugendstil-pewter-jardiniere-zinn_W0QQitemZ7397920118QQcategoryZ1214QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2499.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2502 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/en/gallery/metal/orivit/data/00183/index.html" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2502.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3> 2524 von Zezschwitz auctions </h3> <a href="http://www.von-zezschwitz.de/detail.php?id=22&chapter=2&objectid=11692" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2524.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a name="2525" id="2525"> 2525 </a></h3> <h3> (sold via Ebay Apr-06-06)</h3> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6618315323&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2525.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2537 Style Gallery</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <h3> Note: I believe this number is correct as a similar vase appears with mounted glass in the Funke-Kaiser Collection </h3> <a href="http://www.styleantiques.co.uk/zoompages/6189.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2537.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3> 2541 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2541.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3> 2547 Burchard Galleries</h3> <h3> (sold via Ebay Mar-19-06)</h3> <a href="http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D6611943775%2509%26fvi%3D1&item=6611943775" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2547.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <table> <tr> <td> <h3> 2549 Titus Omega</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/Old%20profiles/Metalware/Orivit_champagne_glass.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2549_2.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> <td> <h3> 2549 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2549.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <tr> <td> <h3> 2559 </h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2559.jpg" height="300"> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <h3> 2560</h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2560.jpg" height="300"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a name="2568" id="2568"> 2568 Style Gallery</h3></a> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.styleantiques.co.uk/zoompages/6345.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2568.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <td> <a name="2569" id="2569"><h3> 2569 </h3></a> <h3> (for sale via Ebay Sep-03-06 16:00:00 PDT)</h3> <table> <tr> <td> <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2123511&mpre=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D190024781671%26ru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fsearch.ebay.com%253A80%252Fsearch%252Fsearch.dll%253Ffrom%253DR40%2526satitle%253D190024781671%252509%2526fvi%253D1" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2569.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> <td> <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2123511&mpre=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D190024781671%26ru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fsearch.ebay.com%253A80%252Fsearch%252Fsearch.dll%253Ffrom%253DR40%2526satitle%253D190024781671%252509%2526fvi%253D1" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2569_2.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"> <table> <tr> <td> <h3><a name="2576" id="2576"> 2576 Brunk Auctions</h3></a> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.brunkauctions.com/Highlights/2005Auctions/February/0195.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2576.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> <td><h3> 2576 Titus Omega</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/Orivit-jardiniere-ceramic.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2576_2.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <tr> <td><a name="2582" id="2582"><h3> 2582 </h3> <img src="./framestest2_data/2582a.jpg" height="300"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2585 </h3> <img src="framestest2_data/2585_2.jpg" alt="Orivit 2585" height="300"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="2586" id="2586"> 2586 Schürenberg Kunsthandel GbR</h3></a> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.schuerenberg.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2586.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 2704 Style Gallery</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.styleantiques.co.uk/zoompages/1917.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/2704.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3> 2967 Zanida</h3> <h3> (sold via Ebay)</h3> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Orivit-art-nouveau-jugendstil-pewter-serving-tray-zinn_W0QQitemZ7397923222QQcategoryZ1214QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/2967.jpg" height="300"></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><h3> 3023 </h3> <img src="./framestest2_data/3023.jpg" alt="Orivit 3023" height="300"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><h3> 3073 Designhandlung Gallery</h3> <h3> (for sale as metal item 12)</h3> <a href="http://www.designhandlung.de/" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/3073.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3><a name="3475" id="3475"> 3475</h3> <h3> (for sale via Ebay Sep-01-06 13:46:59 PDT )</h3> <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2123511&mpre=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D290023695018%26ru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fsearch.ebay.com%253A80%252Fsearch%252Fsearch.dll%253Ffrom%253DR40%2526satitle%253D290023695018%2526fvi%253D1" target="_blank"> <img src="framestest2_data/3475.jpg" alt="Orivit 3475" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 3532 (glass by Mont Joye) Cherub Antiques</h3> <h3> (for sale)</h3> <a href="http://www.trocadero.com/cherubgallery/items/515191/item515191store.html" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/3532.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3> 3654 Style Gallery</h3> <h3> (sold)</h3> <a href="http://www.styleantiques.co.uk/zoompages/82.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="./framestest2_data/3654.jpg" height="300"> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </font> </table> </body>