Coffee pot, from a coffee and tea set, c. 1928
Silverplated brass with rosewoodexpand_more
Gift of funds from the Decorative Arts Council and The Putnam Dana McMillan Fundexpand_more 99.102.1
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Architect-designer Mallet-Stevens was extremely influential in the advancement of French modernity during the '20s and '30s. He designed many avant-garde film sets, several notable buildings with set pieces of furniture (most of them in tubular steel) and metalwork such as this coffee and tea service for La Maison Desny. When viewed from the side, the mechanistic-looking set suggests a crankshaft or turbines. Only two of these sets are known to exist, the other being in the State Museum of Decorative Arts in Munich.
Details
- Title
- Coffee pot, from a coffee and tea set
- Artist Life
- 1886 - 1945
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 99.102.1
- Curator Approved
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