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Werner Burri
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Werner Burri
- Covered Jar
- with firm's mark, painted artist's monogram and impressed 241
- glazed earthenware
Literature
Otto Lindig - Der Töpfer, Museum fur Kunsthandwerk im Farber'schen Haus der Stadt Gera, Gera, 1990, p. 97. fig. 211 (for a smaller example of this model)
Klaus Weber, Keramik und Bauhaus, Berlin, 1989, p. 229, pl. 289 (for a related example)
Klaus Weber, Keramik und Bauhaus, Berlin, 1989, p. 229, pl. 289 (for a related example)
Condition
Very good overall condition. There is a minute nick to the finial. The yellow decoration is a deeper tone and is less pastel when compared to the catalogue illustration. The work is much larger than it appears in the catalogue illustration.
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
Born in Switzerland, Werner Burri joined the Bauhaus Weimar in 1921 to start the "Vorkurs" taught by Johannes Itten. Shortly after, in April 1922, Burri studied ceramics with sculptor Gerhard Marcks, his Formmeister (form master) and Master Potter Max Krehan, his Lehrmeister (craft master) at the school's pottery annex in Dornburg on the Saale River, about fifteen miles from Weimar. At the time, he was one of four Bauhaus student potters who successfully completed their journeyman examinations (along with Otto Lindig, Theodor Bogler and Marguerite Wildenhain). In 1928 he took over Bogler's position as director of the modeling and design workshop at the Steingutfabrik Velten-Vordamm, where the present lot was created.