Marianne Brandt napkin holder BAUHAUS Modernist THREE 3 See my store for more original 20th Century Design Start Price USD 2,199.99 Current Price USD 2,199.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 13, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Location Canterbury See more about 'Marianne Brandt napkin holder BAUHAUS Modernist THREE 3' Description IMPORTANT There are many more items in my shop that don't appear in regular item searches. So please click the link to my shop above and browse the category menu on the left. NEW! Now you can sign up for a regular e-mail bulletin detailing my latest finds and offers by adding me to your list of favourite sellers. The e-mail is free, eBay system generated (so your e-mail address remains private) and you can unsubscribe at any time.A collection of THREE (3) modernist napkin holders by the Bauhaus designer Marianne Brandt for Ruppelwerk, Gotha c.1930Each executed in a slightly different design in enamelled metal in a triangular form. Each example is marked with the RUPPEL factory marks.Condition: Excellent with no damages such as dents or splits to the metal; just some instances of minor loss to the enamel in places. Please see photos.Size: The largest stands at approximately 13 cms high and 21 cm wide. The other two are slightly smaller. References: See Sotheby's, Bauhaus and other important 20th century Avant-garde Design, 1 November 1996, Lot 76. Estimate (for a single napkin holder) £400-600.Also Die Metallwerkstatt am Bauhaus (The Bauhaus Metal Workshop), Bauhaus Archiv, Berlin, 1992, Plate 116. At the time of writing I have a copies of both of these hard-to-find books available in a separate listings. Please see my other items, my eBay store or ask if you cannot find them. As a member of the metalwork department at the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar, Marianne Brandt  (1893-1983) worked in close collaboration with other modernist luminaries such as Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Christian Dell, Hin Bredendieck and Hans Przyrembel. She was appointed assistant director of the workshop by Walter Gropius when the Bauhaus moved to Dessau in 1928. Although a painter and sculptor as well as a metalwork designer, she is probably best known for the pioneering functionalist metalwork designs she produced at the Bauhaus and for the lighting manufacturer Kandem (Korting & Mathiesen) and the Metallwarenfabrik (metalware factory) Ruppelwerk, Gotha, of which this is a famous example. Her position as a prominent figure in the history of twentieth century design is well established. © Text and photographs by room_606. Please do not copy either in full or in part.Shipping options N. & S. America: $29 (registered airmail) Asia & Australia: $29 (registered airmail) Europe (except UK): $24 (registered airmail) UK: $14 (Royal Mail First Class Recorded) or $21 (Special Delivery Next Day). Insurance is optional, though very highly recommended indeed for items of value. International insurance is an extra $10. Within the UK, please choose Special Delivery Next Day, which includes insurance in the price. I ship WORLDWIDE and pack to a professional standard.Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your FavoritesPayment and PostagePaypal is accepted and I do not add a surcharge to cover their fees. UK buyers only may also pay by cheque or postal order. If it's a cheque, please allow 7 to 10 days for it to clear. 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