Original Erhard Thermophil Jug .75 liter Wolfgang von Wersin Germany 1950's MCM

Description

Original Erhard Thermophil Jug .75 liter Wolfgang von Wersin Germany 1950's MCM
The egg-shaped body of the jug is plated and inside is a vacuum glass insert. The cylindrical neck is offset and provided with a beak-shaped pouring spout. Handle starts at the base of the neck and is designed to be opened downward. The lid is equipped with a patented two-step opening mechanism.
Dimensions:
Height 21cm
Diameter 13 cm
Holds 0,75 liter
Weight 1300 grams
The glass insert is intact with some worn plating on the outside and handle from age and use.
Hallmarked on the bottom with the Erhard Lion. A successful example for the contact with historic models in the 19th century is the formation of the company-logo, an Aquamanile in form of a lion, that, even if in modern, minimalist design, until the business marks today.
Wolfgang von Wersin (3 December 1882 – 13 June 1976) is a Czech-born designer, painter, architect and author who developed his career in Germany. Born in Prague, he studied architecture at the Technische University of Munich (1901—1904) and, in parallel (1902 to 1905), he also studied drawing and painting at the Lehr- und Versuch-Atelier für Angewandte und Freie Kunst ("Teaching and Experimental Atelier for Applied and Free Art"), a reform oriented art school in the same city. Then, from 1906 onwards, after he completed his military service, became a tutor there. His constant collaborator and eventual wife, the German printmaker and draughtswoman Herthe Sch?pp (1888–1971), met him as his pupil. In 1909 he began working as a designer for numerous firms, including the Behr furniture factory and Erhard Metals.