Condition: Near Mint
Height: 7″ (17.5cm)
Width: 9″ (22.5cm)
Length: 6″ (15cm)
Year Manufactured: 1930
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This is an Antique Argentor silver-plated…
Condition: Near Mint
Height: 7″ (17.5cm)
Width: 9″ (22.5cm)
Length: 6″ (15cm)
Year Manufactured: 1930
Photos form part of the description. Exact item shown; please review all images carefully.
This is an Antique Argentor silver-plated urn or cache pot from around 1930, standing 7 inches tall (17.5 cm) and about 9 inches wide by 6 inches long (22.5 x 15 cm). The rounded body is topped with a pierced gallery and a crisp foliate band, and the twin handles curl into floral rosettes linked by garlands—pure Art Nouveau elegance that lingered into the early 1930s. It’s in Near Mint condition for its age, with just light tarnish and the gentle patina you want to see after roughly 95–96 years. Sized nicely for a small plant or dried arrangement, it also works as a stand-alone decorative centerpiece.
Argentor-Werke of Vienna was a well-regarded maker of silver-plate and fine metalware from the late 19th into the mid-20th century, celebrated for its Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) styling and quality electroplating. The company produced vases, bowls, jardinieres, and urns with pierced rims, leaf friezes, and flowing organic handles much like this example. Their pieces typically carry an ARGENTOR or ARGENTOR-WERKE mark and often a model number underneath. Items from the 1920s–1930s are especially appealing to collectors because they bridge Art Nouveau’s curves and early Deco geometry. Argentor shows up in the market, but near-mint, fully intact pieces of this size and design are getting harder to find, making this nearly century-old urn a genuinely vintage and increasingly scarce find.
