Lot 96

Pavel Janák (1882 - 1956) A CUBIST TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE

The offered exceptional cubist coffee and tea set with flat handles designed by Pavel Janák has not been offered on the market before. The conical body has twelve facets with black zig zag decoration with perpendicular lines. The service consists of a cup with saucer (height 8,5 cm) a teapot (height 19 cm) a coffee pot (height 15 cm) and a sugar bowl (height 13 cm). Lit.: Lamanová-Herbenová 1976, pp. 92-93, nos. 134-135; Czechoslovakia Cubism.1984, no. k. 052, 053; Horneková 1991 / 2006, p. 291; Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design 1991, p. 285, no. k. 239, p. 287; Fronek Jiří. Artěl. Art for Everyday Life 1908-1935. 2009. p. 70.