Lot No. 280


Peter Behrens (Germany 1868–1940), six napkins “radial rays as a star”, designed before 1905, executed by Simon Fränkel, Neustadt, Upper Silesia


Peter Behrens (Germany 1868–1940), six napkins “radial rays as a star”, designed before 1905, executed by Simon Fränkel, Neustadt, Upper Silesia - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

yellow-gold and white cotton damask; eight rays emanate from the centre in stripes and lines, terminating in the shape of a cross; framed by a bundle ending in a square border; four diagonal main rays stretch beyond the square into the corners, terminating in a rectangular frame; monogrammed GH(?); one napkin with slight liquid staining;
size: 36.3 x 35 cm. (MP)

Literature:
DeKK 13, 1905, p. 402; Villa Stuck Museum, catalogue, Maß und Freiheit, ill. 5; cf Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, catalogue, p. 24, no. 25.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

17.06.2019 - 16:00

Estimate:
EUR 1,800.- to EUR 2,500.-

Peter Behrens (Germany 1868–1940), six napkins “radial rays as a star”, designed before 1905, executed by Simon Fränkel, Neustadt, Upper Silesia


yellow-gold and white cotton damask; eight rays emanate from the centre in stripes and lines, terminating in the shape of a cross; framed by a bundle ending in a square border; four diagonal main rays stretch beyond the square into the corners, terminating in a rectangular frame; monogrammed GH(?); one napkin with slight liquid staining;
size: 36.3 x 35 cm. (MP)

Literature:
DeKK 13, 1905, p. 402; Villa Stuck Museum, catalogue, Maß und Freiheit, ill. 5; cf Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, catalogue, p. 24, no. 25.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 17.06.2019 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 12.06. - 17.06.2019