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Soft stoneware, white glaze, black decor. Marked on underside: “VI.” and “Artel” Probably produced by Graniton, Rydl & Thon Swijan-Podol (Svijany-Podoli) based on a design by Vlastislav Hofman. A truncated pyramid Cubist vase on a square base gradually pressed into a trapezoid towards the top. Each side is painted with three black V-shapes pointing upward, always on the axis of each side. Ref.: Cesky kubismus, Architektura a design 1910–1925, Vitra Design Museum, 1991, p. 270. Fronek J., Artel, Praha 2009, p. 49.