Joseph Mendes da (1806) Costa

Lot 227: f - a grès figural inkwell modelled by Joseph Mendes da Costa 1901

Name: f - a grès figural inkwell modelled by Joseph Mendes da Costa 1901
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: ws5haxr35f

Est: €6,000 EUR - €9,000 EUR

Sotheby'sAmsterdam, NetherlandsFebruary 05, 2008

Item Overview

Description

composed of two compartments modelled as grotesque heads, both wearing a turban serving as a cover, their tongues sticking out to serve as a pen holder, on an oval base with a loop handle, the whole with dark-blue salt glaze inscribed monogram and date Quantity: 3

Dimensions

height 7 cm, width 13,4 cm

Artist or Maker

Joseph Mendes da (1806) Costa

Literature

Simon Thomas 2001, p. 219 for another version in the Boymans van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam; Kunstschrift 1997, p. 17, fig. 21; Gruyter, 1968, p. 79

Provenance

H. P Bremmer, The Hague (no. 621) Christie's Amsterdam 2000, sale 2463 lot 137

Auction Details

DUTCH MODERNISM: The Schiller-David Collection of Symbolism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco 1880-1930

Sotheby's

February 05, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

De Boelelaan 30, Amsterdam, 1083 HJ, NL

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