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Margarete Heymann-Marks Löbenstein
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Margarete Heymann-Marks Löbenstein
- Teapot and Bowl
- the teapot with firm's mark and 144d 181
the bowl with firm's mark, Germany and 144d - glazed earthenware
Literature
Klaus Weber, Keramik und Bauhaus, Berlin, 1989, pp. 209 and 236
Torsten Bröhan and Thomas Berg, Avantgarde Design: 1880-1930, Cologne, 1994, p. 150
Karl H. Bröhan, Art Deco und Funktionalismus 1889-1939, Berlin, 1998, p. 188
Alastair Duncan, Modernism: Modernist Design 1880-1940, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998, p. 169 (for the service in the Norwest Collection, Minneapolis)
Condition
Very good overall condition. The serving bowl with a few minute edge nicks to the rim. The teapot with some crazing to the interior glaze as expected from use. There is a half inch hairline crack from the opening extending to the join with the handle. The handle has a three-quarter inch hairline crack from the top edge around to the side near the join with the vessel. The foot has three small edge chips to the underside, one of which is visible 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.