TOMMI PARZINGER (1903-1972) Germany / USA
PETER ALBERT REIMES Silversmith (1900-1945) Germany / USA
Modernist Coffee pot c. 1938
Hand wrought sterling silver with meandering floral and leaf design, ebony handle and finial detail
Marks: Designed by Parzinger (in script), hand made, sterling (in script), P*R monogram (initials mark of Peter Reimes)
Model illustrated: LIFE Magazine November 20, 1939
For more information on Tommi Parzinger see: Town & Country, Vol. 54, “Counter Points”, December 1939, p. 31; Town & Country, Vol. 95, “Counter Points”, June 1940, p. 19; The Studio, 1938, “For the Table”, p.107-09; The Studio, 1942, “Tommi Parzinger, Designer of Modern Interiors and Silver”, p.37; Decorative Art, Studio Yearbook (London & New York: The Studio Publications, 1952-53), p. 98; Craft in the Machine Age, ed. Janet Kardon (New York: American Craft Museum, 1995) p.128, 134, 183, 241, Arts and Decoration, June 1940
H: 9 ¼” x W: 6 ½” x D: 3 ¾”
PIERRE D’AVESN (1901-1984)
VERLYS Rouen, France
“Leaf” vase c. 1934
Satin crystal, hand finished with a leaf motif
For more information see: Verlys catalogue of c. 1934, Pierre d’Avesn Catalogue raisonné, 1920 to 1930 (by Philippe Decelle)