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Max Läuger
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Max Läuger
- Vase
- stamped with factory marks and incised 159
- glazed eartenware
Literature
Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. 12, "Professor Max Laeuger Karlsruhe", p. 225
Elisabeth Kessler-Slotta, Max Läuger (1864-1952): Sein Graphisches, Kunsthandwerkliches und Keramisches Oeuvre, Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag, 1985, p. 174
Irmela Franzke, Jugendstil: Glas, Graphik, Keramik, Metall, Möbel, Skulpturen und Textilien von 1880 bis 1915, Karlsruhe, 1987, and pl. 192
Alastair Duncan, Modernism: Modernist Design 1880-1940; The Norwest Collection, Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998, p. 86 (for an illustration of this model in the same color scheme)
Claus Pese, Jugendstil aus Nürnberg : Kunst, Handwerk, Industriekultur, Stuttgart, 2007, p. 177 (for an illustration of a variant decorated in green and brown next to the same form executed in pewter and green glass by Walter Scherf & Co)
Elisabeth Kessler-Slotta, Max Läuger (1864-1952): Sein Graphisches, Kunsthandwerkliches und Keramisches Oeuvre, Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag, 1985, p. 174
Irmela Franzke, Jugendstil: Glas, Graphik, Keramik, Metall, Möbel, Skulpturen und Textilien von 1880 bis 1915, Karlsruhe, 1987, and pl. 192
Alastair Duncan, Modernism: Modernist Design 1880-1940; The Norwest Collection, Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998, p. 86 (for an illustration of this model in the same color scheme)
Claus Pese, Jugendstil aus Nürnberg : Kunst, Handwerk, Industriekultur, Stuttgart, 2007, p. 177 (for an illustration of a variant decorated in green and brown next to the same form executed in pewter and green glass by Walter Scherf & Co)
Condition
Very good overall condition. The clay body is more of a brick-red in person when compared to the catalogue illustration. Some minor scattered glaze bubbles as expected.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This model was exhibited in the German section of the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, the 1902 Turin Exposition, and the 1904 St. Louis Exposition.
A smaller variant of this form executed with green swirling handles is in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York