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Marianne Brandt
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Description
- Marianne Brandt
- Four-Piece Desk Set
letter holder with partial paper label and stamped RUPPEL geschützt
pen and paper tray and lidded box stamped GMF/geschützt- exotic wood and brass
comprising letter rack, blotter, paper tray, and lidded box
Provenance
Estate of Karl Degenhardt, head bookkeeper at Ruppel from 1929 - 1937
Literature
Ruppel catalogue, 1930 p. 29
Bauhaus Archiv, Dr. Klaus Weber, Die Metallwerkstatt am Bauhaus, Berlin, 1992, p. 183 (for an illustration of the inkwell from the same set)
Bauhaus Archiv, Dr. Klaus Weber, Die Metallwerkstatt am Bauhaus, Berlin, 1992, p. 183 (for an illustration of the inkwell from the same set)
Catalogue Note
In a letter to Walter Gropius, Marianne Brandt wrote that as new head designer at Ruppel she was experimenting with new materials and techniques in order to incorporate the doctrine of the Bauhaus into the company's product line. Ruppel had until Brandt's arrival been known for producing inexpensive festive metalware and novelty items. This set illustrates both the Bauhaus doctrine of functional beauty and Brandt's love for pairing of metal and exotic woods.