WOLFGANG TÜMPEL GRANDE BOÎTE À THÉ

WOLFGANG TÜMPEL 1903 Bielefeld - 1978 Herdecke LARGE TEA CADDY Germany, Bielefeld, around 1935 Slightly conical, recessed base, flat lid with ring-shaped handle. Hand-worked sheet brass, soldered, tinned inside. H. approx. 15 cm, d. max. 12.5 cm. Slightly stained, partly patinated, partly slightly dented, scratch marks. Literature: cf. Wolfgang Tümpel. 1903 - 1978. Ein Bauhauskünstler aus Bielefeld, Bielefeld 2003, p. 22, no. 36 ( lid design) Provenance: Private property Ruhr area. The family belonged to Tümpel's group of acquaintances in Bielefeld.WOLFGANG TÜMPEL 1903 Bielefeld - 1978 Herdecke GROSSE TEEDOSE Germany, Bielefeld c. 1935 Slightly conical, recessed base, flat lid w. ring-like handle. Hand-chased sheet brass, soldered, tinned inside. H. approx. 15 cm, d. max. 12.5 cm. Slightly stained, partly patinated, partly slightly dented, scratch marks. Literature: see Wolfgang Tümpel. 1903 - 1978. Ein Bauhauskünstler aus Bielefeld, Bielefeld 2003, p. 22, no. 36 ( cover design) Provenance: private property Ruhrgebiet. The family belonged to Tümpel's circle of acquaintances in Bielefeld.