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Orion
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

biscuit jar
ORION biscuit jar decorated with green
carbuncles
date : 1904
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 197
height : 8.5 inch / 21.5 cm with handle

bottle stand
ORION bottle stand
date : 1904
designer : Friedrich Adler
marked : ORION 186
Ø : 4.2 inch / 10.5 cm

Vase
ORION vase
date : 1903
designer : Peter Behrens
marked : ORION 235
height : 6.5 inch / 15.5 cm
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