Product groups
Designer
Themes
Creamer | Wright
Estimated value: 7000-9000 US$
Reached Price : 9600 US$
Auction:
Modern + Contemporary Design
Sales date: 2006-10-10
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 426
Design
Harry BertoiaArchitonic id
4107225
USA, c. 1942
silver, ebony
5 w x 3 d x 4 h
Harry Bertoia became the director of the metal studio at Cranbrook in 1937. Bertoia's work can be classified in two ways, ranging from fully realized and refined silverwork to irregular biomorphic forms. This lidded vessel and creamer are two pieces of a three-piece service illustrating Bertoia's biomorphic style.
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist | Private collection, Pennsylvania
silver, ebony
5 w x 3 d x 4 h
Harry Bertoia became the director of the metal studio at Cranbrook in 1937. Bertoia's work can be classified in two ways, ranging from fully realized and refined silverwork to irregular biomorphic forms. This lidded vessel and creamer are two pieces of a three-piece service illustrating Bertoia's biomorphic style.
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist | Private collection, Pennsylvania
