Jugendstil Centrepiece / Teaset with Tray

This Liberty centrepiece with tray   is an original decorative object realized in the 1910s . 

Original brass set. 

The centrepiece includes different pieces:
a sugar bowl, a mikl bowl, a teapot and a tray. 

Fair conditions, missing sugar bowl cover and some signs of aging. 

The set is very elegant and bright. The bowls are rounded and the handle are very thin. The handle of the teapot has a wood insert and, the tray presents rounded sides. This work has been realized by  Carl Deffner, Esslingen,  Germany, decorative copper, brass and plated tableware.  He was born in 1856 and took over management of his father's metalware factory in 1900.  Responsible for many excellent designs during the art nouveau and art deco periods.  The factory closed in 1959.