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Ilonka Karasz
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Ilonka Karasz
- A Rare Sugar Bowl and Creamer
- each impressed E.P.N.S. and with maker's mark, sugar bowl impressed 551 and creamer impressed 552
- electro-plated nickel silver
Literature
Ashley Callahan, Enchanting Modern: Ilonka Karasz, exh. cat., Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, 2003, p. 78 (for design drawings)
John Stuart Gordon, A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920-1950, New Haven, 2011 , p. 205 (for the models in the John C. Waddell Collection of the Yale University Art Gallery)
John Stuart Gordon, A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920-1950, New Haven, 2011 , p. 205 (for the models in the John C. Waddell Collection of the Yale University Art Gallery)
Condition
The creamer has several significant dents and impressions to one side of the top rim and that section of the rim is bent out of shape, as seen in the catalogue photo. These dents could be easily fixed by a professional restorer. Otherwise, both pieces appear to retain their original finish, with tarnish, minor losses to the finish and rubbed areas throughout both pieces.
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
Jewel Stern has noted the influence of the Bauhaus on Karasz’s work for Paye & Baker. Most notably, the triangular support of the base bears a direct relationship to those found on Brandt’s iconic designs for teapots, bowls and ashtrays (as seen in lot 37). This influence is further evident in the austere geometry of Karasz’s designs, expressed severely in a tea ball and stand (illustrated in Jewel Stern, Modernism in American Silver, Dallas, 2005, p. 85), and slightly mitigated by the inclusion of a second facet to the bowl bodies and symmetrical post-style handles of the present lot. Stern goes on to attribute the rarity of these designs to the restricted commercial viability of the German aesthetic in a market dominated by a taste for French Art Deco. However, despite their limited production, Karasz’s work stands as proof of the role that progressive European design played in the development of the American modernist style.