Unknown art nouveau marks - a KEY with letters B and E

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Alice
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Unknown art nouveau marks - a KEY with letters B and E

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Does anybody know the maker of this little art nouveau jug. Its silverplated and marked with a KEY and the letter B to left and the letter E to the right. Please take a look at the picture. Thanks a lot :-)

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Bahner
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Hello, that is the mark of the German factory of the Austrian maker Krupp-Berndorf. The German branch was in the city of Esslingen, that is what the "E" in the mark refers to. Though the style of the object suggests a design around 1905, the piece must have been made some years later, as it was not until 1918 that Krupp aquired the Esslingen factory. Best wishes, Bahner
Alice
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Post by Alice »

Hi Bahner, thank you very much for the quick reply. Your dating is very accurate :-) The jug was a wedding present in 1925 so it was probably manufactured in the early 20ies.
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