Two wine cups – Christian Dell | Lot 387

Lot: 387

Christian Dell
Two wine cups

Sterling silver, around 1928. High cylindrical bowl with a slightly flared mouth on a round base that tapers towards the top. H. 12 cm. Weight: 85 g each. Marked on the underside: master's mark CD, hallmark 925.

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Hammer Price: 7,000 €

K-14 - Auction November 2024
16. November 2024 at 10:00 AM CET

Literature:

Beate Alice Hofmann, Christian Dell, silversmith and lighting designer in the 20th century. Exhibition catalogue Museum Hanau, Schloss Philippsruhe, 1996, p. 22 (description of the wine jug), p. 60 (historical illustration of the wine jug with cups).

Christian Dell designed the wine goblet while teaching at the Frankfurt School of Art. Dell remained true to the geometric design principles of the Bauhaus, where he was foreman of the metal workshop from 1922 to 1925. In 1933, he was dismissed as a teacher at the Frankfurt art school by the National Socialists.

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Christian Dell Two wine cups

Christian Dell
Two wine cups