100 000 CZK
| 4 000 €
Lot 106
A CUBIST VASE
Before 1914
Soft stoneware, white glaze, black decor.
32 cm (h)
Marked "VI." and “Artěl” on underside.
Starting price
Price realized
310 000 CZK
| 12 400 €
| 12 400 €
price without premium
Probably produced by Graniton, Rydl & Thon Swijan-Podol (Svijany-Podolí) based on a design by Vlastislav Hofman. A truncated pyramid Cubist vase on a square base gradually pressed into a trapezoid towards the top. Black “M” chevron (“A decor”) painted on each side.
Ref.: Ceský kubismus, Architektura a design 1910–1925, Vitra Design Museum, 1991, p. 270; Fronek J., Artel, Praha 2009, p. 49.