LOT DETAILS

Materials:

steel, mother-of-pearl, Loetz glass

Measurements:

47.24 in. (120.00 cm.) (height)

Literature:

Kurt Breysig, "Über Kunst und Leben", Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. IX, Darmstadt, October 1901 - March 1902, pp. 141, 172 for period illustrations of relatable ovoid forms. Klaus Wolbert, Künstlerkolonie Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt 1899-1914: das Buch zum Museum, Darmstadt, 1999, p. 68 for a relatable ovoid form within an illustration for an exhibition poster by Peter Behrens, 1901. Werner Adriaenssens et al, Roberto Polo: The Eye, London, 2011, pp. 434-435, illustrated

Provenance:

Philippe Sannier Antiquités, Paris. Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006