German Silver plated bowl

[JanGroen]

Good evening
I have bought this bowl this week. It has lost a lot of its plating but is still a nice piece. It is a piece by WMF (WURTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK) and is plated on brass. Any idea what the age and pattern name of the bowl? Is it worth getting the plating redone. The plating on underside is perfect.
Groete
Jannie
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[AG2012]

Hi,
This mark (``Metall`` bottom row on the right) was used 1925-1950, overlapping with the mark with horizontal bars 1928 – 1935.
Source: WMF. Glas-Keramik-Metall 1925-1950 (Exhibition catalogue)
Regards

[DianaGaleM]

I found your piece in WMF's 1937 "Versilberte Metallwaren Musterbuch." It's item #15108 on p. 107:



In the legend, it's called a "Körbe mit Kugelfüssen," which translates to "basket with ball feet."

It's seldom worth re-silvering a piece of silver-plate, financially. That is, you probably wouldn't get your money back if tried to sell it. However, it's a lovely vintage piece. Re-silver it because you like it. I would.

Diana

[DianaGaleM]

P.S. WMF didn't start naming their patterns until after WWII. Before then, everything just had Modell numbers.

The "sp on b" is not a WMF mark. It appears to mean, in English, "silver-plate on brass."