Bauhaus Wilhelm Wagenfeld

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Bauhaus

Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Ten stackable 'Kubus' storage containers and large undertray
Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke AG, Weisswasser, Germany, c. 1938
All in colorless glass, comprising eight lidded containers of varying dimensions, one short pouring container, one tall pouring container, and an undertray, excepting two lids, all pieces bear the XX Rautenmarke, minor rim chips
hts. range 2-6 1/2 in. (5.1-16.5 cm),tray wd. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)

Reference: B. Manske & G. Scholz (eds.),Taglich In Der Hand, Industrieformen von Wilhelm Wagenfeld Aus Sechs Jahrezehnten (exhibition catalogue),Bremen, Germany, 1994, pp. 109, 319, cat. no. 291; M. Boyd, P. Garner, et al, Sitting on the Edge: Modernist Design From the Collection of Michael and Gabrielle Boyd (exhibition catalogue),San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, plate no. 36
Estimate $2,500-3,500

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