Lot 72
CUBIST BOX
1911
white-sporse porous material, white and blue glaze
8 cm (h)
marked underneath: Artěl mark
| 2 500 €
| 2 500 €
The box with a regular hexagonal base, with walls folded into two edges and a tented lid with a handle, fits into the cubist morphology seeking perfect shape in crystalline form, which was probably most developed in ceramic art by Pavel Janák, who designed the model for the Artěl production cooperative. It was made by Graniton, Svijany-Podolí. Scratches and slight bruises on the sides.
Ref.: Analogous models can be found in the collection of the UPM in Prague. Czech Cubism, Architecture and Design, 1910-1925, Fronek J. Vitra Design Museum, p. 275. , Artěl, Prague 2009, p. 87. Design in the Czech Lands 1900-2000, Iva Knobloch, Radim Vondráček, Academia, UPM in Prague, 2016, p. 108. Hořava, Jiří. Graniton: artistic and utilitarian ceramics 1907-1928. České Budějovice, 2017.
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