20th Century Design - 21st October 2015
Lot 529
An American silver Arts and Crafts bowl by Peter Muller-Munk
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
An American silver Arts and Crafts bowl by Peter Muller-Munk, (1904-1967), circular tapering form, on a raised circular foot, spot-hammered decoration, stamped mark and artist cipher, hand wrought, sterling silver 925/1000, diameter 32.8cm, height 10.5cm approx. weight 31.9oz.
Peter Muller-Monk, was born in Germany in 1904, and after being a pupil of Bruno Paul in Berlin, he went to New York in 1926. He worked for Tiffany and Co for a year and then opened his own workshop in 1929. The first exhibition he took part in was in 1928 in the Chase Bank Building in 1928. After a significant part of the market for hand-made silver disappeared as a result of the economic crisis, he accepted the post of associate professor at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. He went on to become a leading industrial designer.
Literature
Krekel-Aalberse, A Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver, Harry Adrams, 1989, page 121.