Lot 23
  • 23

Joseph Maria Olbrich

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Joseph Maria Olbrich
  • Cake Server, Salad Servers, Fish Knife and Fork
  • each with artist's monogram on handle and stamped with maker's marks
  • silvered alpaca

Literature

Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst, Darmstadt 1901-1976, Vol. 4, Die Künstler der Mathildenhöhe, exhibition catalogue, Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 1977, pp. 180 and 181, no. 502
Eckhart G. Franz et. al., Joseph Maria Olbrich 1867-1908, Darmstadt, 1983, p. 346
Irmela Franzke, Jugendstil : Glas, Graphik, Keramik, Metall, Möbel, Skulpturen und Textilien von 1880 bis 1915, Karlsruhe, 1987, pl. 46 and p. 90
Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 1989, pp.198 and 199 
Reinhard W. Sänger, Das deutsche Silber-Besteck : Biedermeier, Historismus, Jugendstil (1805-1918), Stuttgart, 1991, p. 177
Judy Rudoe, Decorative Arts 1850-1950, London, 1991, p. 234

Condition

Very good overall condition. Light scratches to surface as expected from use and polishing.
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