Lot 97

Pavel Janák (1882 - 1956) A CUBIST COFFEE SERVICE

The famous cubist service designed by the Czech architect and designer Pavel Janák was made by Graniton, Rydl and Thon, Svijany-Podolí. The offered eight-piece set of soft stoneware in preserved condition was designed for the Artěl production cooperative. It is a type with white glaze and black line. The conical shape, faceted mantle with 12 facets, the black tabs are in the shape of balls, a star-shaped diamond pattern decorates the whole service. Includes a total of 6 cups and saucers (height 7,5 cm), a sugar bowl (height 13 cm) and a watering can (height 19 cm). A similar model of the service - but with a different decoration - was exhibited in Tokyo in 1976. Marked from below: Artěl. Reference: Hořava J. Graniton: Artistic and utilitarian ceramics 1907-1928, p. 74, black and white picture of the same service. Švestka J. and T. Vlček, Czech Cubism 1909-1925, 1991, p. 291. Sugar bowl with one ear cut off.