Wolfgang Tümpel - CREAM SET consisting of: creamer, sugar bowl, tray

Date	1936
Period	Early 20th century
Origin	Austrian
Medium	silver
Dimensions	10 x 22 x 18 cm (3⁷/₈ x 8⁵/₈ x 7¹/₈ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed and executed by: Wolfgang Tümpel, 1936
Marked: master's mark TW, 1936 (engraved),900/925 of 1000, German hallmarks – halfmoon and crown

Silver, 525.4 g, chased and hammered, very good original condition, first-class silversmith craftsmanship

Tray 18 cm x 22 cm, max. H 10 cm

After completing his apprenticeship as a goldsmith and the Bielefeld School of Crafts and Applied Arts, Tümpel studied at the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar from autumn 1922. He was a student of Johannes Itten and Paul Klee and also worked in Oskar Schlemmer's stage workshop. In 1924, he was admitted to joining the Metal Workshop at the Bauhaus, headed at the time by László Moholy-Nagy.

Date: 1936
Period: Early 20th century
Origin: Austrian
Medium: silver
Signature:

Marked: master's mark TW, 1936 (engraved),900/925 of 1000, German hallmarks – halfmoon and crown

Dimensions: 10 x 22 x 18 cm (3⁷/₈ x 8⁵/₈ x 7¹/₈ inches)
Provenance:

private property, Austria

Categories: Silver