getting know where

[jamey]

bought this at an estate sale but can not find out what it was.it is not silver this i know,i think it is some kind of frame but not sure can anyone get the script i just think im reading it wrong thanks

 

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[Peyton Manning]

Hubertus Fugd May 1901

I like it whatever it is

 

[jamey]

thanks jeff,did not know it meant may,or that was a f wondering if i should get it fixed even though the back is missing.

 

[Peyton Manning]

looks like you have the whole girl

 

[jamey]

ya,shes all there.the whole front piece is there and i like art nouveau not sure if it started in 1901 or not though.what do you think the ii preis means?thanks again jeff

 

[villagenut]

looks very art nouveau, but then again its dated to smack dab in the middle of that period...1880-1914.

 

[jamey]

thanks villagenut,i rather not buy broken things or ones i know not much about but today i got a few things i need to look up.

 

[ARC]

it is definitely art nouveau and just by the look.... worth some bucks

 

[jamey]

thanks ARRC think im just going to make a back for it and frame one of my pictures of the kids in it.call it ex out of the picture frame.

 

[ARC]

sounds like plan... I really suggest trying to pin down some more info... if that is top notch it could be worth some serious cash... thousands perhaps...if the name is a top dog... even more.

 

[jamey]

thanks ARRC it might be worth a little bit but i need to fix it,and it has pins to attach too on the back so i could just add to it and take it off real easy.not sure if i could tig it might have to use a lazer to weld it though and thats 45.00 dollars to get done

 

[digging wv]

I think you have a picture frame. Google art nouveau picture frames and you'll see more examples.

 

[yaxthri]

Your piece has a rather fascinating history to tell if one can read the cursive German there...
Well I can do that for you!

The text reads "Hubertus-Jagd Metz 1901 II Preis".
That means (St.)Hubertus Chase (hunt) Metz 1901 2nd Prize.

So this exquisite Art nouveau picture frame was the 2nd trophy for the Saint Hubertus memorial hunt that was held on November the 3rd of 1901 in the French city of Metz and went to the 2nd best hunter of that day.

The city of Metz has a rather turbulent history itself, so in 1901 it was still German, part of Alsace-Lorraine, that explains the inscription in German.
St. Hubertus is the catholic saint patron of hunters, you may be familiar with Jaegermeister schnapps logo? It's inspired by the St. Hubertus legend...

If I was you I would test this for silver, it's too nice to be made of scrap metal and since it was a trophy and with that nice carved inscriptio even more...
This is collectable if you ask me.

Hubertus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Brauchwiki - Hubertusfest in German sorry)

 

[jamey]

yaxthri,thank you so much.i could not come up with anything on it,but had a feeling about it.im going to keep it and frame some points with it,arrowheads that is.i wont be able to thank you enough for the story on it

 

[yaxthri]

Well arrowheads in a hunting contest trophy frame is fitting, hahaha!