Lot 109

Pavel Janák (1882 - 1956) A CUBIST BOX

Designed by Pavel Janak for the Artel collective; produced by Graniton, Rydl & Thon. Hexagonal box with slightly fractured vertical walls. Vertical black stripes come together from the sides of the lid to intersect at the knob.

Slightly worn handle.

Ref.: An identical box is in the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, collection of the Czech Design Foundation; Český kubismus, Architektura a design, 1910–1925, Vitra Design Museum, p. 276; Fronek J., Artel, Praha 2009, p. 22; Knobloch I., Vondráček R., Design v českých zemích 1900–2000, Academia, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, 2016, p. 108.