ORION
Georg Friedrich Schmitt (1859-1938) founded Kunstgewerbliche Metalwarenfabrik “ORION”
on the 4st April 1903 in Nürnberg .The products look strongly like “OSIRIS” .
The firm worked with Friedrich Adler as designer.
They made about 250 items.
In 1906 ”ORIVIT “ AG acquired ORION and 60 designs were used by “ORIVIT”.
Items in our collection
ORION vase with Zsolnay ceramic
date : 1903
designer : Valentin Oeckler - Nürnberg
marked : ORION 273
height : 6.0 inch / 15.0 cm
ORION flower cup
date : 1904
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 280
height : 15.5 inch / 39.0 cm
ORION wine bottle stand
date : 1904
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 153
Ø : 4.5 inch / 11.0 cm
ORION candle stick / match stand
date : 1904 /1905
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 253
width : 6.5 inch / 16.0 cm
height : 6.5 inch / 16.0 cm
ORION biscuit jar
date : 1904
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 196
Ø : 4.6 inch / 12 cm
height : 7.4 inch /19 cm
ORION salt cellars
date : 1905
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 286
width : 2.4 inch / 6.0 cm
ORION biscuit jar decorated with green
carbuncles
date : 1904
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 197
height : 8.5 inch / 21.5 cm with handle