Jugendstil art nouveau desk frame made in Austria. A very interesting picture desk frame, made in Vienna Austria during the art nouveau period, back in the 1900. Crafted in the Viennese Jugendstil style in solid agate with floriated motifs inlaid in sterling silver. Mount on top with a rectangular frame to display a picture.  Weight: 165.50 Grams, (106.09 Dwt). Measurements: 81 mm by 52 mm by 70 mm (3.20 x 2.05 x 2.75 Inches). Hallmarks: No marks. Art Nouveau  This is referred to the new art, created in France between about 1895 and 1910, coming on the heels of the “overwrought” designs of the Victorian era (which ended with Queen Victoria's death in 1901) and creating a striking contrast to the mainstream Edwardian designs of that time. While jewelry with a similar aesthetic was being made in other countries during the same time period--for example, Jugendstil in Germany and Austria--true Art Nouveau jewelry is decidedly extended in France. It was a short-lived period in jewelry design, lasting only about 15 years, because of the onset of World War I and because the pieces were so over-the-top that people quickly lost interest in them. Characterized by lavish and organic ornamentation, the Art Nouveau movement blossomed in Vienna at the turn of the 20th Century, with influential Austrians architects Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos making significant architectural contributions that helped shape the city's skyline as we see it today. Rene Lalique, was the most c