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Art Deco “Fire Opal” necklace, frosted rock crystal round beads and four sided custom rock crystal bezels set in 18K yellow gold with 16 round-cut accent diamonds featuring five large natural fire opals,c. 1940’s
Art Deco “Fire Opal” necklace, frosted rock crystal round beads and four sided custom rock crystal bezels set in 18K yellow gold with 16 round-cut accent diamonds featuring five large natural fire opals,c. 1940’s
JAN VAN DER VAART (1931-2000) The Netherlands
I-beam vase 1991
Matte bronze glazed stoneware
Signed: 91 VD VAART (incised)
For more information on Van der Vaart and his work see: Jan van der Vaart, Ceramics, Marjan Unger, et al. (The Netherlands: Stichting Harten Fonds, 1991); Jan van der Vaart Multipels 1967-1997, Allaard Hidding (Leeuwarden: Keramiekmuseum Het Princessehof, 1997), illus. 88, p. 88.
H: 9 1/2” x W: 10 1/8” x D: 5 1/2”
Price: $8,000
Jan van der Vaart, born in 1931, is one of the Netherlands’ best known potters. He was not only a trend-setting artist and industrial designer, he also taught an entire generation of Dutch ceramicists while teaching at the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam (1968-1990). His work is in the collection of many Dutch museums, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
KARL HAGENAUER (1898-1956) Austria
HAGENAUER WERKSTÄTTE Vienna, Austria
Pair of figural cordials c. 1930
Nickel-plated brass
Marks: wHw in a circle (Hagenauer Werkstätte logo), Hagenauer Wien, MADE IN AUSTRIA
For related sculptural works see: reprint of Hagenauer Werkstätte vintage catalog, c. 1930, p. 19, lamp model#1561, p. 22, car mascot model #1583.
For more information see: Metallkunst, Karl H. Bröhan (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1990) pp. 200-205.
H: 5 ¼”
Price: $2,250